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ˈgæl yərdgal·liard

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Wiktionary

  1. galliardnoun

    A lively dance, popular in 16th and 17th century Europe

  2. galliardnoun

    The triple-time music for this dance

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Galliardnoun

    Etymology: gaillard, French; imagined to be derived from the Gaulish ard, genius, and gay.

    Selden is a galliard by himself. John Cleveland.

    I did think by the excellent constitution of thy leg, it was form’d under the star of a galliard. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

    There’s nought in France
    That can be with a nimble galliard won:
    You cannot revel into dukedoms there. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

    If there be any that would take up all the time, let him find means to take them off, and bring others on; as musicians use to do with those that dance too long galliards. Francis Bacon.

    The tripla’s and changing of times have an agreement with the changes of motion; as when galliard time and measure time are in the medley of one dance. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

Wikipedia

  1. Galliard

    The galliard (; French: gaillarde; Italian: gagliarda) was a form of Renaissance dance and music popular all over Europe in the 16th century. It is mentioned in dance manuals from England, Portugal, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Galliardadjective

    gay; brisk; active

  2. Galliardnoun

    a brisk, gay man

  3. Galliardadjective

    a gay, lively dance. Cf. Gailliarde

  4. Etymology: [OE., fr. F. gaillard, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. galach valiant, or AS. gagol, geagl, wanton, lascivious.]

Wikidata

  1. Galliard

    The galliard was a form of Renaissance dance and music popular all over Europe in the 16th century. It is mentioned in dance manuals from England, France, Spain, Germany and Italy, among others.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Galliard

    gal′yard, 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. [O. Fr. gaillard; cf. Sp. gallardo.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Galliard in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Galliard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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