galliard
noun /ˈɡæliɑːd/
/ˈɡæliɑːrd/
- (in the past) a lively and complicated dance; a piece of music for this dance
Topics Musicc2台球:(过去)一种活泼而复杂的舞蹈;这支舞蹈的音乐 词源late Middle English (as an adjective meaning ‘valiant, sturdy’ and ‘lively, brisk’): from Old French gaillard ‘valiant’, of Celtic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 16th cent.