GALLANT
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Gal"lant (găl"l&aitalic_;nt), a. [F. gallant, prop. p. pr. of OF. galer to rejoice, akin to OF. gale amusement, It. gala ornament; of German origin; cf. OHG. geil merry, luxuriant, wanton, G. geil lascivious, akin to AS. g&ā;l wanton, wicked, OS. g&ē;l merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E. weal. See Gala, Galloon.]
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1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
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The town is built in a very gallant place.
Evelyn.
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Our royal, good and gallant ship.
Shak.
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2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.
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That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.
Shak.
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The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave.
Waller.
Syn. -- Gallant, Courageous, Brave. Courageous is generic, denoting an inward spirit which rises above fear; brave is more outward, marking a spirit which braves or defies danger; gallant rises still higher, denoting bravery on extraordinary occasions in a spirit of adventure. A courageous man is ready for battle; a brave man courts it; a gallant man dashes into the midst of the conflict.
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Gal*lant" (?; 277), a. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
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Gal*lant" (?; 277), n. 1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young blood. Shak.
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2. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
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3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. Addison.
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&hand_; In the first sense it is by some orthoëpists (as in Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
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Gal*lant" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gallanting.] 1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.
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2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan. [Obs.] Addison.
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