galliard (countable and uncountable, plural galliards)
A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.
(music) The triple-time music for this dance.
(dated) A brisk, merry person.
(uncountable, Continental printing, dated) An intermediate size of type alternatively equated with brevier (by Didot points) or bourgeois (by Fournier points and by size).
galliard (comparative more galliard, superlative most galliard)
(dated) Gay; brisk; active.
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"liard, a. Etym: [OE., fr. F. gaillard, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. galach valiant, or AS. gagol, geagl, wanton, lascivious.]
Definition: Gay; brisk; active. [Obs.]
Gal"liard, n.
Definition: A brisk, gay man. [Obs.] Selden is a galliard by himself. Cleveland.
Gal"liard, n. Etym: [F. gaillarde, cf. Sp. gallarda. See Galliard, a.]
Definition: A gay, lively dance. Cf. Gailliarde. Never a hall such a galliard did grace. Sir. W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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