| galatea |
| galatea | (n) (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers |
| Galatea | n. [ After Galatea, a British man-of-war, the material being used for children's sailor suits. ] A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |