![]() ![]() ![]() Why you may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman, and th most audacious soldier, put them at a table together-and what do you get? The sum of their fears. We felt comfortable in Egypt's demand for LNG over a five-year period and we still feel that there's a good chance Höegh Gallant will serve for longer, but it all depends on how quickly local reserves are developed. We are out in the field fearless of our shadows. In the two latter senses it has commonly the accent on the last syllable. A wooer one who courts a woman for marriage. The next carried a handsome young fellow upon her back: she had left the good man at home, and brought away her gallant. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor. One, worn to pieces with age, shews himself a young gallant. A whoremaster, who caresses women to debauch them. Gallants, look to’t, you say there are no sprights īut I’ll come dance about your beds at nights.ĭryden. Their fauchions brandish’d at the grisly spright. The gallants, to protect the lady’s right, The gallants and lusty youths of Naples came and offered themselves unto Vastius. That fill the court with quarrels, talk, and taylors. The reformation of our travell’d gallants, In gallant thought to plume their painted wings.Įtymology: from the adjective. When first the soul of love is sent abroad, He discoursed, how gallant and how brave a thing it would be for his highness to make a journey into Spain, and to fetch home his mistress. Make gallant shew and promise of their mettle. There are no tricks in plain and simple faith Scorn, that any should kill his uncle, made him seek his revenge in manner gallant enough.īut, fare thee well, thou art a gallant youth.Ī gallant man, whose thoughts fly at the highest game, requires no further insight into them than to satisfy himself by what way they may be performed. The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave,Įdmund Waller. ![]() Gay well dressed showy splendid magnificent.Ī place of broad rivers, wherein shall go no gally with oars, neither shall gallant ships pass thereby. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:Įtymology: galant, French, from gala, fine dress, Spanish. ![]()
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