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Allant

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(1):

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

(2):

(v. t.) To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.

(3):

(a.) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.

(4):

(a.) Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.

(5):

(a.) Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.

(6):

(n.) A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.

(7):

(n.) One fond of paying attention to ladies.

(8):

(n.) One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Allant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/allant.html. 1828.
 
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