GALLIO
\ɡˈalɪˌə͡ʊ], \ɡˈalɪˌəʊ], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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gal'i-o, n. a careless, easy-going man who keeps himself free from trouble and responsibility. [From the proconsul of Achaia in 53 A.D., Junius Annæus Gallio, who refused to listen to the Jewish clamour against Paul (Acts, xviii. 12-17).]
By Thomas Davidson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.