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gallus

gallus |ˈgaləs |(also gallous ) adjective chiefly Scottish bold, cheeky, or flashy. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense fit to be hanged ): variant of gallows used attributively.

 

galluses

gal lus es |ˈgaləsiz ˈɡæləsəz | plural noun informal suspenders for trousers. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: plural of gallus, variant of gallows .

 

Oxford Dictionary

gallus

gallus |ˈgaləs |(also gallous ) adjective chiefly Scottish bold, cheeky, or flashy. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense fit to be hanged ): variant of gallows used attributively.

 

galluses

galluses |ˈgaləsɪz | plural noun chiefly Scottish & N. Amer. braces for a person's trousers. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: plural of gallus, variant of gallows .

 

Duden Dictionary

Gallus

Gal lus Eigenname |G a llus |männlicher Eigenname

 

Gallussäure

Gal lus säu re Substantiv, feminin , die |G a llussäure |lateinisch-neulateinisch ; deutsch in zahlreichen Pflanzenbestandteilen (z. B. Galläpfeln, Teeblättern, Rinden ) vorkommende organische Säure

 

Gallustinte

Gal lus tin te Substantiv, feminin , die |G a llustinte |