gallimaufry

[ gal-uh-maw-free ]

/ ˌgæl əˈmɔ fri /

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noun, plural gal·li·mau·fries.Chiefly Literary.

a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.

a ragout or hash.

Origin of gallimaufry

1545–55; <Middle French galimafree kind of sauce or stew, probably a conflation of galer to amuse oneself (see gallant) and Picard dialect mafrer to gorge oneself (<Middle Dutch moffelen to eat, nosh)

Words nearby gallimaufry

Gallicism, Gallicize, Galli-Curci, Gallienus, galligaskins, gallimaufry, gallinacean, gallinaceous, Gallinas, Gallinas Point, galling

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Example sentences from the Web for gallimaufry

All this jumble, this gallimaufry, I say, does not impair the spiritual worth of the play.
Introduction to Robert Browning|Hiram Corson
They seemed to have been derived rather from a gallimaufry of familiar models.
Zuleika Dobson|Max Beerbohm
Another contemporary critic announces that “our English tongue was a gallimaufry or hodge-podge of all other speeches.”
Amenities of Literature|Isaac Disraeli
To net a Millsborough gallimaufry of decadents, criminals, and potential rebels had become in a few hours his absorbing desire.
Ambrotox and Limping Dick|Oliver Fleming

British Dictionary definitions for gallimaufry

gallimaufry

/ (ˌɡælɪˈmɔːfrɪ) /

noun plural -fries

a jumble; hotchpotch

Word Origin for gallimaufry

C16: from French galimafrée ragout, hash, of unknown origin

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单词	gallimaufry
释义	gallimaufry [ gal-uh-maw-free ] / ˌgæl əˈmɔ fri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gallimaufry ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural gal·li·mau·fries.Chiefly Literary. a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley. a ragout or hash. Origin of gallimaufry 1545–55; <Middle French galimafree kind of sauce or stew, probably a conflation of galer to amuse oneself (see gallant) and Picard dialect mafrer to gorge oneself (<Middle Dutch moffelen to eat, nosh) Words nearby gallimaufry Gallicism, Gallicize, Galli-Curci, Gallienus, galligaskins, gallimaufry, gallinacean, gallinaceous, Gallinas, Gallinas Point, galling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gallimaufry All this jumble, this gallimaufry, I say, does not impair the spiritual worth of the play. Introduction to Robert Browning\|Hiram Corson They seemed to have been derived rather from a gallimaufry of familiar models. Zuleika Dobson\|Max Beerbohm Another contemporary critic announces that “our English tongue was a gallimaufry or hodge-podge of all other speeches.” Amenities of Literature\|Isaac Disraeli To net a Millsborough gallimaufry of decadents, criminals, and potential rebels had become in a few hours his absorbing desire. Ambrotox and Limping Dick\|Oliver Fleming British Dictionary definitions for gallimaufry gallimaufry / (ˌɡælɪˈmɔːfrɪ) / noun plural -fries a jumble; hotchpotch Word Origin for gallimaufry C16: from French galimafrée ragout, hash, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gallimaufry selection, garbage, salmagundi, jumble, array, group, variety, potpourri, sort, mixture, diversity, combination, hodgepodge, collection, choice, mishmash, kind, patchwork, medley, miscellany
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gallimaufry

noun, plural gal·li·mau·fries.Chiefly Literary.

Origin of gallimaufry

Words nearby gallimaufry

Example sentences from the Web for gallimaufry

British Dictionary definitions for gallimaufry

noun plural -fries

Word Origin for gallimaufry

Words related to gallimaufry