'Galatea' definitions:

Definition of 'Galatea'

(from WordNet)
noun
(Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers

Definition of 'Galatea'

From: GCIDE
  • Galatea \Gal`a*te"a\, n. [After Galatea, a British man-of-war, the material being used for children's sailor suits.] A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]