galliard
or gail·lard
a spirited dance for two dancers in triple rhythm, common in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Origin of galliard
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How to use galliard in a sentence
I gave the address of M. Gaillard, and the design was published.
My Memoirs | Marguerite SteinheilThe road we traverse is that which appears so conspicuously in Turner's great painting of the Chateau-Gaillard.
Normandy, Complete | Gordon HomeHe dressed at the "Rhin," put on an overcoat, and set out to walk to the Rue Gaillard about half-past seven.
Lady Rose's Daughter | Mrs. Humphry WardFor the past six months Raoul Gaillard had been in Paris looking for safe lodging-places.
The House of the Combrays | G. le NotreRacking them up on the electronic tracker, he turned back to Gaillard, "Let her go!"
On the Trail of the Space Pirates | Carey Rockwell
British Dictionary definitions for galliard
/ (ˈɡæljəd) /
a spirited dance in triple time for two persons, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
a piece of music composed for this dance
archaic lively; spirited
Origin of galliard
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