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galatea|gæləˈtiːə|
[From H.M.S. Galatea, the vessel commanded by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1867; the material was used for children's ‘sailor suits’.]
(See quot. 1882.)
1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlework., Galatea, a cotton material striped in blue on a white ground. It is made for women's dresses, and washes well. 1894Athenæum 17 Nov. 669/1 During the Revolutionary and Napoleonic war our seamen wore trousers of striped stuff resembling ‘galatea’. |