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gallant
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gallant
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gallant
(encz) | gallant,statečný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Gallant
(gcide) | Gallant \Gal"lant\ (g[a^]l"lant), 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[=a]l wanton,
wicked, OS. g[=e]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.
Usage: 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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Gallant
(gcide) | Gallant \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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Gallant
(gcide) | Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), a.
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women;
chivalrous.
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Gallant
(gcide) | Gallant \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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Note: In the first sense it is by some ortho["e]pists (as in
Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
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gallant
(wn) | gallant
adj 1: unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior";
"put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
2: lively and spirited; "a dashing hero" [syn: dashing,
gallant]
3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant
pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine
peaks" [syn: gallant, lofty, majestic, proud]
4: being attentive to women like an ideal knight [syn:
chivalrous, gallant, knightly]
n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau,
swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
2: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: squire,
gallant] |
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gallantly
(encz) | gallantly,dvorně adv: gallantly,galantně adv: |
gallantries
(encz) | gallantries, |
gallantry
(encz) | gallantry,galantnost n: gallantry,statečnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
topgallant
(encz) | topgallant, n: |
topgallant mast
(encz) | topgallant mast, n: |
topgallant sail
(encz) | topgallant sail, n: |
ungallant
(encz) | ungallant,negalantní Zdeněk Brožungallant,neuctivý adj: Zdeněk Brožungallant,nezdvořilý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Disgallant
(gcide) | Disgallant \Dis*gal"lant\, v. t.
To deprive of gallantry. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Engallant
(gcide) | Engallant \En*gal"lant\, v. t.
To make a gallant of. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Fore-topgallant
(gcide) | Fore-topgallant \Fore`-top*gal"lant\ (? or ?), a. (Naut.)
Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast;
as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail.
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Gallant
(gcide) | Gallant \Gal"lant\ (g[a^]l"lant), 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[=a]l wanton,
wicked, OS. g[=e]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.
Usage: 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.
[1913 Webster]Gallant \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.
[1913 Webster]Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), a.
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women;
chivalrous.
[1913 Webster]Gallant \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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Note: In the first sense it is by some ortho["e]pists (as in
Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
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Gallanted
(gcide) | Gallant \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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Gallanting
(gcide) | Gallant \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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Gallantly
(gcide) | Gallantly \Gal*lant"ly\, adv.
In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.
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In a gallant manner.
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Gallantness
(gcide) | Gallantness \Gal"lant*ness\, n.
The quality of being gallant.
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Gallantries
(gcide) | Gallantry \Gal"lant*ry\, n.; pl. Gallantries. [F. galanterie.]
1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
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Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
plates of silver. --Fuller.
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2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
gallantry.
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3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
female virtue; intrigue.
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4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
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Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
--Shak.
Syn: See Courage, and Heroism.
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Gallantry
(gcide) | Gallantry \Gal"lant*ry\, n.; pl. Gallantries. [F. galanterie.]
1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
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Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
plates of silver. --Fuller.
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2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
gallantry.
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3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
female virtue; intrigue.
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4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
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Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
--Shak.
Syn: See Courage, and Heroism.
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Topgallant
(gcide) | Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, a.
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1. (Naut.) Situated above the topmast and below the royal
mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in
order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards,
braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship.
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2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. "The consciences of
topgallant sparks." --L'Estrange.
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Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails
may properly be carried.
[1913 Webster]Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, n.
1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.
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2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon.
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Topgallant breeze
(gcide) | Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, a.
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1. (Naut.) Situated above the topmast and below the royal
mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in
order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards,
braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship.
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2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. "The consciences of
topgallant sparks." --L'Estrange.
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Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails
may properly be carried.
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Topgallant gale
(gcide) | Gale \Gale\ (g[=a]l), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal
furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to
sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm,
sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj[=o]la gust of wind,
gola breeze. Cf. Yell.]
1. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and
a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
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Note: Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen
("moderate") to about eighty ("very heavy") miles an
our. --Sir. W. S. Harris.
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2. A moderate current of air; a breeze.
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A little gale will soon disperse that cloud. --Shak.
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And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned
From their soft wings. --Milton.
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3. A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.
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The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting
into what, in New England, is sometimes called a
gale. --Brooke
(Eastford).
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Topgallant gale (Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her
topgallant sails.
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Ungallant
(gcide) | Ungallant \Ungallant\
See gallant. |
gallant fox
(wn) | Gallant Fox
n 1: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930 |
gallantly
(wn) | gallantly
adv 1: in a gallant manner; "he gallantly offered to take her
home" [syn: gallantly, chivalrously] [ant:
unchivalrously] |
gallantry
(wn) | gallantry
n 1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic
courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he
showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for
valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour,
valorousness, valiance, valiancy]
2: courtesy towards women [syn: chivalry, gallantry,
politesse]
3: polite attentiveness to women |
topgallant
(wn) | topgallant
n 1: a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast [syn:
topgallant, topgallant sail]
2: a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged
vessel [syn: topgallant, topgallant mast] |
topgallant mast
(wn) | topgallant mast
n 1: a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged
vessel [syn: topgallant, topgallant mast] |
topgallant sail
(wn) | topgallant sail
n 1: a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast [syn:
topgallant, topgallant sail] |
ungallant
(wn) | ungallant
adj 1: offensively discourteous [syn: caddish, unchivalrous,
ungallant] |
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