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n. 1. a woman's close-fitting helmetlike hat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

/mhw>, [ OE. galoche, galache, galage, shoe, F. galoche galoche, perh. altered fr. L. gallica a Gallic shoe, or fr. LL. calopedia wooden shoe, or shoe with a wooden sole, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, a shoemaker's last; &unr_; wood + &unr_; foot. ] 1. A clog or patten. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor were worthy [ to ] unbuckle his galoche. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: An overshoe worn in wet weather, especially a waterproof rubber overshoe extending over the ankle, worn over one's regular shoes; now usually written galosh. It is used mostly in the plural; as, it's raining, so put your galoshes on. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Gavelock. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. guillochis; -- said to be fr. Guillot, the inventor of a machine for carving it. ] (Arch.) 1. An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings twisted over each other in a continued series, leaving circular openings which are filled with round ornaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In ornamental art, any pattern made by interlacing curved lines. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Waved or engine-turned. Mollett. [ 1913 Webster ]