Definition of gallant

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Gallant (v. t.) To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan..

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Leman :: Leman (n.) A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; -- usually in a bad sense..
Gallantly :: Gallantly (adv.) In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.
Femalist :: Femalist (n.) A gallant.
Snotter :: Snotter (n.) A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a small boat..
Amorist :: Amorist (n.) A lover; a gallant.
Gallant :: Gallant (a.) Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
Gallant :: Gallant (a.) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
Gallantry :: Gallantry (n.) Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense, attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue; intrigue..
Topgallant :: Topgallant (a.) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship..
Chivalrous :: Chivalrous (a.) Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree..
Swainish :: Swain (n.) A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry..
Topgallant :: Topgallant (a.) Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid.
Squireen :: Squire (v. t.) To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as, to squire a lady..
Saic :: Saic (n.) A kind of ketch very common in the Levant, which has neither topgallant sail nor mizzen topsail..
Paramour :: Paramour (n.) Love; gallantry.
Topmast :: Topmast (n.) The second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast, and below the topgallant mast..
Prowess :: Prowess (a.) Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness..
Cavaliero :: Cavaliero (n.) A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine.
Topgallant :: Topgallant (n.) Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.
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