Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as galeate: as, the galeated curassow (Pauxis galeata).

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  • adjective of or relating to a galea

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Examples

  • The national "tire-valiant" is a galeated crest not unlike the cuirassier's helmet, and the hair, trained from the sides into a high ridge running along the cranium, not unfrequently projects far beyond the forehead.

    Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855

  • The silvering of the reverse has been so corroded that no signs of the goddess's galeated head are visible.

    The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855

  • The national “tire-valiant” is a galeated crest not unlike the cuirassier’s helmet, and the hair, trained from the sides into a high ridge running along the cranium, not unfrequently projects far beyond the forehead.

    Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003

  • The silvering of the reverse has been so corroded that no signs of the goddess’s galeated head are visible.

    The Land of Midian 2003

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