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2. A kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the ankle.
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Gaiter (?), v. t. To dress with gaiters.

Gaitre, Gaytre (gātẽr), n. [OE. Cf. .] The dogwood tree. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Gala (?), n. [F. gala show, pomp, fr. It. gala finery, gala; of German origin. See .] Pomp, show, or festivity. Macaulay.
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Coloq. Gala day , a day of mirth and festivity; a holiday.
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Galacta-gogue (?), n. [Gr. �, �, milk + � to lead.] (Med.) An agent exciting secretion of milk.
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Galactic (?), a. [Gr. � milky, fr. �, �, milk. See , and cf. .] 1. Of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic acid.
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2. Of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way.
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Coloq. Galactic circle (Astron.), the great circle of the heavens, to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms. Herschel. -- Coloq. Galactic poles , the poles of the galactic circle.
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Galactin (?), n. [Gr. �, �, milk. Cf. .] (Chem.) (a) An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent. (b) A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South American cow tree (Galactodendron). (c) An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.
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Galactodensimeter (?), n. [Gr. �, � + E. densimeter.] Same as .
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Galactometer (?), n. [Gr. �, �, milk + -meter: cf. F. galactomètre. Cf. .] An instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk (i.e., its richness in cream) by determining its specific gravity; a lactometer.
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Galactophagist (?), n. [Gr. �, �, milk + � to eat: cf. � to live on milk.] One who eats, or subsists on, milk.
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Galactophagous (?), a. [Gr. �: cf. F. galactophade.] Feeding on milk.
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Galactophorous (?), a. [Gr. �; �, �, milk + ferein to bear: cf. F. galactophore. Cf. .] (Anat.) Milk-carrying; lactiferous; -- applied to the ducts of mammary glands.
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Galactopoietic (?), a. [Gr. �, �, milk + � capable of making; fr. � to make.] (Med.) Increasing the flow of milk; milk-producing. -- n. A galactopoietic substance.
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Galactose (?), n. (Chem.) A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also lactose (though it is not lactose proper).
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Galage (?), n. (Obs.) See . Spenser.
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Galago (?), n.; pl. Galagos (#). [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A genus of African lemurs, including numerous species.
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☞ The grand galago (Galago crassicaudata) is about the size of a cat; the mouse galago (G. murinus)is about the size of a mouse.

{ Galanga (?), Galangal (?) }, n.[OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanjān. ] The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and Alpinia officinarum) and of the Kæmpferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.
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Galatea (?), n. [After Galatea, a British man-of-war, the material being used for children's sailor suits.] A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white.
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Galantine (? or ?), n. [F. galantine.] A dish of veal, chickens, or other white meat, freed from bones, tied up, boiled, and served cold. Smart.
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Galapee tree (?), (Bot.) The West Indian Sciadophyllum Brownei, a tree with very large digitate leaves.
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Galatian (?), prop. a. Of or pertaining to Galatia or its inhabitants. -- A native or inhabitant of Galatia, in Asia Minor; a descendant of the Gauls who settled in Asia Minor.
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Galaxy (?), n.; pl. Galaxies (#). [F. galaxie, L. galaxias, fr. Gr. � (sc. � circle), fr. �, �, milk; akin to L. lac. Cf. .]
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1. (Astron.) 1. The Milky Way, that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope. Nichol.
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2. A very large collection of stars comparable in size to the Milky Way system, held together by gravitational force and separated from other such star systems by large distances of mostly empty space. Galaxies vary widely in shape and size, the most common nearby galaxies being over 70,000 light years in diameter and separated from each other by even larger distances. The number of stars in one galaxy varies, and may extend into the hundreds of billions.
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3. A splendid or impressive assemblage of persons or things; as, a galaxy of movie stars.
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{ Galban, Galbanum (?), } n. [L. galbanum, Gr. �, prob. from Heb. klekb'n�h: cf. F. galbanum.] A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish.
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Galbe (?), n. [F.; OF. garbe, fr. It. garbo grace, gracefulness. See dress.] (Art) The general outward form of any solid object, as of a column or a vase.
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Galbulidae n. A natural family of tropical American birds comprising the jacamars.
Syn. -- family Galbulidae.
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Gale (gāl), 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. gjōla gust of wind, gola breeze. Cf. .] 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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☞ 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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Coloq. Topgallant gale (Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her topgallant sails.
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Gale (?), v. i. (Naut.) To sale, or sail fast.
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Gale, n. [OE. gal. See wind.] A song or story. [Obs.] Toone.
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Gale, v. i. [AS. galan. See 1st .] To sing. [Obs.] “Can he cry and gale.” Court of Love.
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Gale, n. [AS. gagel, akin to D. gagel.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.
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Gale, n. [Cf. .] The payment of a rent or annuity. [Eng.] Mozley & W.
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Coloq. Gale day , the day on which rent or interest is due.
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Galea (?), n. [L., a helmet.] 1. (Bot.) The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.
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2. (Surg.) A kind of bandage for the head.
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3. (Pathol.) Headache extending all over the head.
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4. (Paleon.) A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell.
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5. (Zoöl.) The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects.
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Galeas (?), n. See .

{ Galeate (?), Galeated (?), } a. [L. galeatus, p. p. of galeare helmet.] 1. Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet.
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2. (Biol.) Helmeted; having a helmetlike part, as a crest, a flower, etc.; helmet-shaped.
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Galei (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Galeus, name of one genus, fr. Gr. � a kind of shark.] (Zoöl.) That division of elasmobranch fishes which includes the sharks.
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Galena (?), n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead: cf. F. galène sulphide of lead ore, antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]
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1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.] Parr.
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2. (Min.) Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and cleavage.
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Coloq. False galena . See .

Galenic (?), Galenical (�), a. Pertaining to, or containing, galena.

Galenic, Galenical, a. [From Galen, the physician.] Relating to Galen or to his principles and method of treating diseases. Dunglison.
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Coloq. Galenic pharmacy , that branch of pharmacy which relates to the preparation of medicines by infusion, decoction, etc., as distinguished from those which are chemically prepared.
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Galenism (?), n. The doctrines of Galen.
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Galenist, n. A follower of Galen.
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Galenite (?), n. (Min.) Galena; lead ore.
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Galeopithecus (gāl��pĭthēkŭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. galeh a weasel + piqhkos an ape.] (Zoöl.) A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. See .

galere, galère (gȧlẽr) n. [F. gallery.] A group of people with some common characteristic, especially a coterie of undesirable people.
Syn. -- rogue's gallery.
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Galericulate (?), a. [L. galericulum, dim. of galerum a hat or cap, fr. galea helmet.] Covered as with a hat or cap. Smart.
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Galerite (?), n. [L. galerum a hat, cap: cf. F. galérite.] (Paleon.) A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus Galerites.
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Galician (?), a. [Cf. Sp. Galiciano, Gallego, fr. L. Gallaecus, Gallaicus, fr. Gallaeci a people in Western Spain.] Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland. -- n. A native of Galicia in Spain; -- called also Gallegan.
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Galilean (?), a. Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See .
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Galilean (?), a. [L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee, Gr. �: cf. F. galiléen.] Of or relating to Galilee.
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Galilean, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans.
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2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite.
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3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Mohammedans and Pagans. Byron.
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Galilee (?), n. [Supposed to have been so termed in allusion to the scriptural “Galilee of the Gentiles.” cf. OF. galilée.] (Arch.) A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals. Gwilt.
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Galimatias (?), n. [F.] Nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning talk; confused mixture.
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Her dress, like her talk, is a galimatias of several countries. Walpole.
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Galingale (?), n. [See .] (Bot.) A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. Chaucer.
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Meadow, set with slender galingale. Tennyson.
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Galiot (?), n. [OE. galiote, F. galiote. See .] (Naut.) (a) A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers. (b) A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail.
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Galipot (?), n. [F. galipot; cf. OF. garipot the wild pine or pitch tree.] An impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil. When purified, it is called yellow pitch, white pitch, or Burgundy pitch.
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Gall (g�l), n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. �, and prob. to E. yellow. √49. See , and cf. ] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder.
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2. The gall bladder.
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3. Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor.
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He hath . . . compassed me with gall and travail. Lam. iii. 5.
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Comedy diverted without gall. Dryden.
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4. Impudence; brazen assurance. [Slang]
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Coloq. Gall bladder (Anat.), the membranous sac, in which the bile, or gall, is stored up, as secreted by the liver; the cholecystis. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus. -- Coloq. Gall duct , a duct which conveys bile, as the cystic duct, or the hepatic duct. -- Coloq. Gall sickness , a remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands. Dunglison. -- Coloq. Gall of the earth (Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the Prenanthes serpentaria.
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Gall (g�l), n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L. galla.] (Zoöl.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See .
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☞ The galls, or gallnuts, of commerce are produced by insects of the genus Cynips, chiefly on an oak (Quercus infectoria syn. Quercus Lusitanica) of Western Asia and Southern Europe. They contain much tannin, and are used in the manufacture of that article and for making ink and a black dye, as well as in medicine.
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Coloq. Gall insect (Zoöl.), any insect that produces galls. -- Coloq. Gall midge (Zoöl.), any small dipterous insect that produces galls. -- Coloq. Gall oak , the oak (Quercus infectoria) which yields the galls of commerce. -- Coloq. Gall of glass , the neutral salt skimmed off from the surface of melted crown glass;- called also glass gall and sandiver. Ure.-- Coloq. Gall wasp . (Zoöl.) See .
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Gall, v. t. (Dyeing) To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts. Ure.
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Gall, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Galled (g�ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Galling.] [OE. gallen; cf. F. galer to scratch, rub, gale scurf, scab, G. galle a disease in horses' feet, an excrescence under the tongue of horses; of uncertain origin. Cf. gallnut.] 1. To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable.
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I am loth to gall a new-healed wound. Shak.
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2. To fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm.
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They that are most galled with my folly,
They most must laugh. Shak.
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3. To injure; to harass; to annoy; as, the troops were galled by the shot of the enemy.
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In our wars against the French of old, we used to gall them with our longbows, at a greater distance than they could shoot their arrows. Addison.
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Gall, v. i. To scoff; to jeer. [R.] Shak.
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Gall, n. A wound in the skin made by rubbing.
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Gallant (găll�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. gāl wanton, wicked, OS. gēl merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E. weal. See , .]
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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. -- , , . 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 (?; 277), a. Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
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Gallant (?; 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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☞ In the first sense it is by some orthoëpists (as in Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
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Gallant (?), 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 (?), adv. In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.
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Gallantly (?), adv. In a gallant manner.
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Gallantness (?), n. The quality of being gallant.
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