Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

Galatea
     n : (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