GALLIARD

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Gay; brisk; active. [Obs.]

2.
n.

A brisk, gay man. [Obs.] Selden is a galliard by himself. Cleveland.

3.
n.

A gay, lively dance. Cf. Gailliarde. Never a hall such a galliard did grace. Sir. W. Scott.


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