Толковый словарь английского языка - galley
Galley
galley
noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English galeie, from Anglo-French galie, galee, ultimately from Middle Greek galea Date: 13th century a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: as, a long low ship used for war and trading especially in the Mediterranean Sea from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, a warship of classical antiquity, a large open boat (as a gig) formerly used in England, the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplane, 3. an oblong tray to hold especially a single column of set type, a proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pages
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n. (pl. -eys) 1 hist. a a low flat single-decked vessel using sails and oars, and usu. rowed by slaves or criminals. b an ancient Greek or Roman warship with one or more banks of oars. c a large open rowing-boat, e.g. that used by the captain of a man-of-war. 2 a ship's or aircraft's kitchen. 3 Printing a an oblong tray for set type. b the corresponding part of a composing-machine. c (in full galley proof) a proof in the form of long single-column strips from type in a galley, not in sheets or pages. Phrases and idioms galley-slave 1 hist. a person condemned to row in a galley. 2 a drudge. Etymology: ME f. OF galie f. med.L galea, med.Gk galaia ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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