# galatea

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #78,620

## Definitions
1. A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave

## Etymology
After Galatea, a British man-of-war, since the material was used for children's sailor suits.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/galatea