galliard
noun
- 1
A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.
- 2
The triple-time music for this dance.
- 3
A brisk, merry person.
- 4
An intermediate size of type alternatively equated with brevier (by Didot points) or bourgeois (by Fournier points and by size).
adjective
- 1
Gay; brisk; active.
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