proof in galley

  • 21proof — 1. noun 1) proof of ownership Syn: evidence, verification, corroboration, authentication, confirmation, certification, documentation, validation, attestation, substantiation 2) the proofs of a book Syn: page p …

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  • 22galley — galleylike, adj. /gal ee/, n., pl. galleys. 1. a kitchen or an area with kitchen facilities in a ship, plane, or camper. 2. Naut. a. a seagoing vessel propelled mainly by oars, used in ancient and medieval times, sometimes with the aid of sails.… …

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  • 23galley proof — gal′ley proof n. pri a proof, orig. one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usu. printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections …

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  • 24proof — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. evidence, substantiation, verification, confirmation; conclusiveness; corroboration, ratification; trial, test; sample, impression. See demonstration, experiment. adj. impenetrable, impervious;… …

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  • 25galley proof — Print. a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections. [1885 90] * * * …

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  • 26galley — noun (plural galleys) 1》 historical a low, flat ship with one or more sails and up to three banks of oars, used chiefly for warfare or piracy and often manned by slaves or criminals. 2》 a large, open rowing boat kept on a warship especially for… …

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  • 27galley — / gæli/, galley proof / gæli/ noun the first proof of typesetting, before the text is made up into pages …

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  • 28galley — gal|ley [ˈgæli] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: galie, from Medieval Greek galea] 1.) a kitchen on a ship ▪ The fire extinguishers are stored in the galley. 2.) a long low Greek or Roman ship with sails which was rowed by ↑slaves in the …

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  • 29galley — gal|ley [ gæli ] noun count 1. ) the kitchen on a boat or airplane 2. ) a long Ancient Greek or Roman ship that used sails and SLAVES with OARS to move it 3. ) galley or galley proof a long sheet of paper on which a book is first printed, so that …

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  • 30galley — noun (C) 1 a long low Greek or Roman ship with sails which was rowed by slaves in the past 2 a kitchen on a ship: The fire extinguishers are stored in the galley. 3 a) a tray used by printers which holds type 1 (3) b) also galley proof a sheet of …

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