(The). The “Milky Way.” A long white luminous track of
stars which seems to encompass the heavens like a girdle. According to
classic fable, it is the path to the palace of Zeus (1 syl.) or
Jupiter. (Greek, gala, milk, genitive, galaktos.)
A galaxy of beauty.
A cluster, assembly, or coterie of handsome women.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
