galliard
Noun
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Noun
galliard
- A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.
- (music) The triple-time music for this dance.
- (dated) A brisk, merry person.
- (uncountable, Continental printing, dated) An intermediate size of type alternatively equated with brevier (by Didot points) or bourgeois (by Fournier points and by size).
galliard
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