galea

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galea¹

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Borrowed from Latin galea.

noun galeae

  1. A Roman helmet. The horse was not in the least like a Greek horse (nor even a Trojan), and F.M. the Duke of Wellington was not represented with the ensis or short sword in his grasp, the chlamys flying from his shoulder, or the paludamentum, as more suitable for the cool of the English climate (totidem divisos orbe
  2. A part of a flower or plant that is shaped like a helmet or hood.
  3. A mouthpart found in some species of insect; a flap that is part of the maxilla, so-called after the flaps attached to the sides of a Roman helmet.
  4. A kind of bandage for the head.
  5. A headache extending all over the head.

Galea²

proper noun Galeas

  1. A surname.

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noun Roman helmet

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"galea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/galea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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galea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/galea

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"galea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/galea.

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@misc{galea_2026,
  title = {galea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/galea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}