- gallery
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noun
(plural -leries)
Etymology: Middle English galerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, probably alteration of galilaea galilee
Date: 15th century
1.
a. a roofed promenade ; colonnade
b. corridor 1
2.
a. an outdoor balcony
b. Southern & Midland porch, veranda
c. a platform at the quarters or stern of a ship
3.
a. a long and narrow passage, apartment, or corridor
b. a subterranean passageway in a cave or military mining system; also a working drift or level in mining
c. an underground passage made by a mole or ant or a passage made in wood by an insect (as a beetle)
4.
a. a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art
b. an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art
c. collection, aggregation <the rich gallery of characters in this novel — H. S. Canby> 5. a. a structure projecting from one or more interior walls (as of an auditorium or church) to accommodate additional people; especially the highest balcony in a theater commonly having the cheapest seats b. the part of a theater audience seated in the top gallery c. the undiscriminating general public d. the spectators at a sporting event (as a tennis or golf match) 6. a small ornamental barrier or railing (as along the edge of a table or shelf) 7. a photographer's studio • galleried adjective • galleryite noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.