GALATEA


Meaning of GALATEA in English

/gal'euh tee"euh/ , n.

a strong cotton fabric, plain or striped, for clothing.

[ 1880-85; named after the 19th-century British man-of-war H.M.S. Galatea; the fabric was once used for children's sailor suits ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .