gallery

gal•ler•y

[[t]ˈgæl ə ri, ˈgæl ri[/t]] n. pl. -ler•ies

1) archit. a raised area, often having a stepped or sloping floor, in a theater, church, or other public building to accommodate spectators, exhibits, etc

2) archit. sbz the uppermost of such areas in a theater, usu. containing the cheapest seats

3) sbz the occupants of such an area in a theater

4) the undiscriminating public

5) any group of spectators or observers, as at a golf match or a legislative session

6) archit. a room, series of rooms, or building devoted to the exhibition and often the sale of works of art

7) archit. a long covered area, narrow and open at one or both sides, used esp. as a walk or corridor

8) archit. dial. Chiefly South Atlantic States. a long porch or portico; veranda

9) archit. a long, relatively narrow room, esp. one for public use

10) archit. a raised, balconylike platform or passageway running along the exterior wall of a building inside or outside

11) archit. a large room or building used for photography, target practice, or other special purposes:

a shooting gallery[/ex]

12) a collection or group:

a gallery of misfits[/ex]

13) naut. navig. a projecting balcony or structure on the quarter or stern of a ship

14) fur an ornamental railing surrounding the top of a table, desk, etc

15) min Mining. a level or drift

16) cvb an underground passageway in a mine, earthwork, or fortification

17) a passageway made by an animal

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Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < OF galerie < ML galeria, by dissimilation or suffix replacement from galilea, galilæa galilee gal′ler•ied, adj. gal′ler•y•like`, adj.