noun

• (now rare) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.
  "So may thy cheekes red outweare scarlet dye, / And their white, whitenesse of the Galaxie [...]."
• (astronomy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe.
• (figuratively) An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant.
  "[a] galaxy of science fiction stars."
• (fashion, design) Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.
  "Her walls and ceiling were covered with galaxy wallpaper; it was like stepping into space."

verb

• (archaic) To gather together into a luminous whole.
  "Let all their Vertues then be Galaxied into this one Indiſtinct Luſtre, they vvere Faithful Servants of Chriſt, and Sufferers for their being ſo."

name

• (astronomy, dated, now proscribed) The Milky Way Galaxy.
  "See yonder, lo, the Galaxyë / Which men clepeth the Milky Wey, / For hit is whyt."