- Galatea⇄Galatea, noun.
(Greek Legend.)
1. an ivory statue of a maiden, carved by Pygmalion. He fell in love with the statue, and Aphrodite gave it life.
2. a Nereid who was loved by Polyphemus but gave herself to Acis. Polyphemus crushed Acis - galatea⇄galatea, noun.
a strong, striped cotton cloth used for clothing.