Definitions for "Gall"
An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut.
An abnormal growth of tissue formed in response by the tree to an attack by certain insects, fungi, bacteria etc
an abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects, microorganisms, or external injury
Keywords:  vex, saddle, chafe, fret, badly
To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable.
To fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm.
A wound in the skin made by rubbing.
Keywords:  bile, bitter, liver, rancor, viscid
The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder.
Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Also known as sandever. Those impurities that come to the surface of molten glass during production and is skimmed off for the pure metal beneath.
a scum that rises to the top of a batch and is skimmed off to insure high-quality glass. IGCB
Keywords:  jeer, scoff
To scoff; to jeer.
Keywords:  decoction, impregnate
To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.
Keywords:  impudence, brazen, assurance
Impudence; brazen assurance.
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
Keywords:  annoy, harass, troops, injure, enemy
To injure; to harass; to annoy; as, the troops were galled by the shot of the enemy.
Keywords:  pathology, parent, examples, term
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damage to steel surfaces caused by friction and improper lubrication.
an instance where an infected cell becomes inflamed that contains tannins