English

Proper noun

Galatea

1. (Greek mythology) Galatea; a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus.
2. (Greek mythology) Galatea; a sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea.
3. (Greek mythology) Galatea; name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by Pygmalion.
4. (astronomy) A moon of Neptune.
5. (astronomy) Short for 74 Galatea, a main belt asteroid.

English

Noun

galatea ‎(plural galateas)

1. (textiles) A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave.

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Quotations

• He wore a blue galatea shirt, corduroy trousers and riding boots. - "The Woman At The Store", from "Selected Short Stories" by Katherine Mansfield (first published in 1912).