| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| galyak |
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| SYLLABICATION: | gal·yak |
| PRONUNCIATION: | g l y k |
| NOUN: | A flat glossy fur made from the pelt of a stillborn lamb or kid. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Russian dialectal golyak, sheepskin coat of smooth fur, from Russian goly , smooth, bald, naked.
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