Look up: gallant

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   gallant
   [adj] - having or displaying great dignity or nobility 2. [adj] - unflinching in battle or action
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   Gallant
   Gal'lant adjective [ French gallant , prop. present participle of Old French galer to rejoice, akin to Old French gale amusement, Italian gala ornament; of German origin; confer Old High German geil merry, luxuriant, wanton, German geil lascivious, akin to Anglo-Saxon g...l wanton, wicked, Old Saxon g...l merry, Goth. gailjan ...
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   Gallant
   Gal·lant' adjective Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
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   Gallant
   Gal·lant' noun 1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young blood. Shak. 2. One fond of paying attention to ladies. 3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. Addison. » In the first sense it is by some orthoëpists (as in Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
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   Gallant
   Gal·lant' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Gallanted ; present participle & verbal noun Gallanting .] 1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play. 2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan. [ Obsolete] Addison.
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   gallant
   1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood. ... 2. One fond of paying attention to ladies. ... 3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. ... In the first sense it is by some orthoepists (as in Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   gallant
   lofty adjective having or displaying great dignity or nobility; `a gallant pageant`; `lofty ships`; `majestic cities`; `proud alpine peaks`
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   gallant
   adjective unflinching in battle or action; `a gallant warrior`; `put up a gallant resistance to the attackers`
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   gallant
   noun a man who attends or escorts a woman
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    Gallant
    `Gallant` may refer to: In `fiction`: * Felicia Gallant, a character on the soap opera `Another World` * Michael Gallant, a medical doctor in the TV series `ER` In `water transportation`: * HMS `Gallant` (H59), a G-class destroyer * USS `Gallant` (MSO-489), an `Aggressive`-class minesweeper People with the surname `Gallant`: * A. Ronald Gallant (21st century), leading American econometrician * Brian Gallant (21st century), New Brunswick pol...
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    Gallant
    • (a.) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed. • (a.) Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer. • (n.) One fond of paying attention to ladies. • (n.) One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer. • (n.) A man of mettle o...
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