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Definition of: galliard
(gal′yərd) adjective Archaic
Full of gaiety; dashing; jaunty; spirited.
—noun
1. A dance of brisk movement, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
2. The music for such a dance. [<OF gaillard]
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