Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fragment of stone broken off by a mason's chisel; a spall.
- To insert small pieces of stone into the joints of, as coarse masonry: as, to
gallet a wall. Parker. Alsogarret .
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Examples
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real male preppies don't wear scent. i married and divorced one. but in a fantasy world they wear floris no. 89, roger et gallet bouquet imperial, hermès équipage and the original zegna.
In Which I Am Being Preppy Marina Geigert 2008
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The women exclaim and moan with delight as they inhale the peach gallet (that’s gay for pie-cobbler-thingy).
Friday Funk barbylon 2003
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The women exclaim and moan with delight as they inhale the peach gallet (that’s gay for pie-cobbler-thingy).
Friday Funk barbylon 2003
mollusque commented on the word gallet
n., a chip of stone.
v., to fill in fresh mortar joints with gallets.
September 19, 2008