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galantine definition

gal·an·tine (gal′ən tēn′)

noun

a mold of boned, seasoned, boiled white meat, as chicken or veal, chilled and served in its own jelly or with aspic

Etymology: ME galentine < OFr < ML galatina, jelly < L gelata, fem. pp. of gelare: see gelatin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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