Galliard

[gæljәd]

Definition

(a.) Gay; brisk; active.

(n.) A brisk, gay man.

(a.) A gay, lively dance. Cf. Gailliarde.

Edited by Hilda

Definition

adj. (arch.) brisk lively.—n. a spirited dance for two common in the 16th and 17th centuries: a gay fellow.—n. Gall′iardise gaiety: a merry trick.

Typist: Vivienne