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Galleries 音标拼音: [g'ælɚiz] 图表种类 图表种类 Gallery \ Gal" ler* y\, n.; pl. { Galleries}. [ F. galerie, It. galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. { Gallant}, a.] 1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called { stern gallery} or { quarter gallery}, -- seldom found in vessels built since 1850. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a { defensive gallery}. [ 1913 Webster] 6. ( Mining) A working drift or level. [ 1913 Webster] { Whispering gallery}. See under { Whispering}. [ 1913 Webster] |
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