Gallirallus
         n 1: rails of New Zealand [syn: {Gallirallus}, {genus
               Gallirallus}]

English Dictionary: glareole	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Glareola n type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles [syn: Glareola, genus Glareola]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glareole n Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers Synonym(s): pratincole, glareole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Glareolidae n Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers [syn: Glareolidae, family Glareolidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gloriole n an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint Synonym(s): aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glory hole n a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship Synonym(s): glory hole, lazaretto
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glory lily n any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous Synonym(s): gloriosa, glory lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, Gloriosa superba
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gloriole \Glo"ri*ole\, n. [L. gloriola a small glory, dim. of       gloria glory.]       An aureole. [R.] --Msr. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glory \Glo"ry\, n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie, gloire, F. gloire,       fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. [?], Skr. [?]ravas glory,       praise, [?]ru to hear. See {Loud}.]       1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by             common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;             honorable fame; renown.                         Glory to God in the highest.               --Luke ii. 14.                         Spread his glory through all countries wide.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general             praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an             object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;             excellency; brilliancy; splendor.                         Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak.                         Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young.          3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.                         In glory of thy fortunes.                  --Chapman.          4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of             the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;             celestial honor; heaven.                         Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward                      receive me to glory.                           --Ps. lxxiii.                                                                               24.          5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of             peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of             gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by             a disk, or a mere line.          Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it                is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole                body, aureola or aureole.          {Glory hole}, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,             exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.             --Knight.          {Glory pea} (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants             ({Clianthus Dampieri} and {C. puniceus}) of Australia and             New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.          {Glory tree} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the             verbenaceous genus {Clerodendron}, showy flowering shrubs             of tropical regions.