gallery

gal·lery (gal′ər ē; often gal′rē)

noun pl. -·ler·ies

1. a covered walk open at one side or having the roof supported by pillars; colonnade
2. Chiefly South a veranda or porch
a long, narrow balcony on the outside of a building
a platform projecting at either quarter or around the stern of an early sailing ship
1. a platform or projecting upper floor attached to the back wall or sides of a church, theater, etc.; esp., the highest of a series of such platforms in a theater, with the cheapest seats
2. the cheapest seats in a theater
3. the people occupying these seats, sometimes regarded as exemplifying popular tastes
4. the spectators at a sporting event, legislative meeting, etc.
a long, narrow corridor or room
a place or establishment for exhibiting or dealing in artworks
any of the display rooms of a museum
a collection of paintings, statues, etc.
☆ a room or establishment used as a photographer's studio, for practice in shooting at targets, etc.
an underground passage, as one made by an animal, or one used in mining or military engineering
a low railing of wood or metal around the edge of a table, shelf, etc.

Etymology: ME < OFr galerie, gallerie, long portico, gallery < ML galeria, prob. < galilaea: see galilee (porch)

transitive verb -·ler·ied, -·lery·ing

to furnish with a gallery, or balcony

play to the gallery

An elevated section of seats
arcade, upstairs, loggia; see balcony.
Onlookers, especially from the gallery
spectators, audience, public; see attendance 2, audience 1.
A room for showing works of art
salon, museum, exhibition room, studio, hall, exhibit, showroom, wing.

Possessives

minstrel: It features a richly carved oak rood screen and a minstrel's gallery above.
rogue: On Judgment Days, the righteous ire that she directs at a rogues ' gallery of global miscreants hits hard.

Converse of object

browse: You can then browse the gallery, and download hi resolution images.
devote: There is a separate gallery devoted to " Women at War " which explores their role in both world wars.
dedicate: Visions of Football: An Art gallery dedicated to the world of football.
shoot: Scattered around each level are shooting galleries to visit where you must pass tests to gain new skills.

Adjective modifier

contemporary: Temporary Exhibition Gallery This spacious, contemporary gallery may be hired for specific events or included in larger receptions during exhibitions.
online: Today, through the use of an online art gallery, we can buy, or just enjoy, works of art.
west: The doors lead into a vestibule under the west gallery, and this opens with three arches into the nave proper.
upper: First, looking down from the center of the upper level gallery.
purpose-built: Dr. Joseph Stevens 1883 Reading Museum opens in purpose-built galleries over the library in the Town Hall.
permanent: There are two permanent galleries telling the story of Kingston and another dedicated to the life and work of pioneer photographer, Eadward Muybridge.

Modifies a noun

space: Northern Ireland's only purely photographic gallery space is situated here in Belfast.
educator: Gallery educators, artists in residence, parents and all those with an interest in arts education will find much that is useful.

Noun used with modifier

portrait: These are now in the care of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
photo: Go to the photo gallery of the trip to America.
art: Today, through the use of an online art gallery, we can buy, or just enjoy, works of art.
picture: See the rally games picture gallery for a better idea of what to expect.
viewing: To round off the day's event, tea was served in the viewing gallery.
minstrel: One of the most tedious tasks was stripping back the layers of chocolate brown paint from all the woodwork in the immense minstrels gallery.

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