galliard

or gail·lard

[ gal-yerd ]

/ ˈgæl yərd /

noun

a spirited dance for two dancers in triple rhythm, common in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Origin of galliard

1525–35; <Middle French gaillard, noun use of adj.: lively, vigorous (>Middle English gaillard,late Middle English galyarde), probably <Gallo-Romance *galia<Celtic (compare MIr gal warlike ardor, valor); see -ard

Words nearby galliard

galley-west, gallfly, Gallia, galliambic, Galliano, galliard, gallic, gallic acid, Gallican, Gallicanism, Gallice

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Example sentences from the Web for galliard

The queen was delighted with the little dwarf, and made him dance a galliard on her left hand.
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
Then Galliard heard a gasp, followed by the noise of a fall, and two struggling men came rolling across the chamber floor.
The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini
The fellow had begun' a cry, which broke off suddenly into a gurgle as Galliard's fingers closed about his windpipe.
The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini
Miliary aneurisms have been found by Galliard and others as a cause of profuse and even fatal hemorrhage from the stomach.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

"It is no lie," Joseph cried, in accents so earnest that some of the unbelief passed again from Galliard's face.
The Tavern Knight|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for galliard

galliard

/ (ˈɡæljəd) /

noun

a spirited dance in triple time for two persons, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

a piece of music composed for this dance

adjective

archaic lively; spirited

Word Origin for galliard

C14: from Old French gaillard valiant, perhaps of Celtic origin

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单词	galliard
释义	galliard or gail·lard [ gal-yerd ] / ˈgæl yərd / noun a spirited dance for two dancers in triple rhythm, common in the 16th and 17th centuries. Origin of galliard 1525–35; <Middle French gaillard, noun use of adj.: lively, vigorous (>Middle English gaillard,late Middle English galyarde), probably <Gallo-Romance *galia<Celtic (compare MIr gal warlike ardor, valor); see -ard Words nearby galliard galley-west, gallfly, Gallia, galliambic, Galliano, galliard, gallic, gallic acid, Gallican, Gallicanism, Gallice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for galliard The queen was delighted with the little dwarf, and made him dance a galliard on her left hand. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales\|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) Then Galliard heard a gasp, followed by the noise of a fall, and two struggling men came rolling across the chamber floor. The Tavern Knight\|Rafael Sabatini The fellow had begun' a cry, which broke off suddenly into a gurgle as Galliard's fingers closed about his windpipe. The Tavern Knight\|Rafael Sabatini Miliary aneurisms have been found by Galliard and others as a cause of profuse and even fatal hemorrhage from the stomach. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various "It is no lie," Joseph cried, in accents so earnest that some of the unbelief passed again from Galliard's face. The Tavern Knight\|Rafael Sabatini British Dictionary definitions for galliard galliard / (ˈɡæljəd) / noun a spirited dance in triple time for two persons, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries a piece of music composed for this dance adjective archaic lively; spirited Word Origin for galliard C14: from Old French gaillard valiant, perhaps of Celtic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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