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English Dictionary: Galatea by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Galatea
n
  1. (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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Galatea \Gal`a*te"a\, 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.
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