gallery

gal·lery

noun \ˈga-lə-rē, ˈgal-rē\

plural gal·ler·ies

Definition of GALLERY

1

a : a roofed promenade : colonnade b : corridor 1

2

a : an outdoor balcony b Southern & Midland : porch, veranda c : a platform at the quarters or stern of a ship

3

a : a long and narrow passage, apartment, or corridor b : a subterranean passageway in a cave or military mining system; also : a working drift or level in mining c : an underground passage made by a mole or ant or a passage made in wood by an insect (as a beetle)

4

a : a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art b : an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art c : collection, aggregation <the rich gallery of characters in this novel — H. S. Canby>

5

a : a structure projecting from one or more interior walls (as of an auditorium or church) to accommodate additional people; especially : the highest balcony in a theater commonly having the cheapest seats b : the part of a theater audience seated in the top gallery c : the undiscriminating general public d : the spectators at a sporting event (as a tennis or golf match)

6

: a small ornamental barrier or railing (as along the edge of a table or shelf)

7

: a photographer's studio

— gal·ler·ied \-rēd\ adjective

— gal·lery·ite \-rē-ˌīt\ noun

Examples of GALLERY

1. She owns a gallery downtown.
2. The movie features a gallery of weird characters.

Origin of GALLERY

Middle English galerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, probably alteration of galilaea galilee

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to GALLERY

Synonyms: museum, salon

Related Words: archives, assemblage, collection, library; display, exhibition; studio

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with GALLERY

calorie, Malory, Valéry