gainier, n.m., sheath-maker, scabbard-maker; (bot.) judas-tree.
gaîté. V. gaieté.
gala, n.m., gala. Habite de —; full, or court, dress.
galactomètre, n.m., lactometer.
galamment (ga-la-mān), adv., gracefully; with gallantry, courteously, in a courtly manner; handsomely, genteelly; gallantly, bravely, nobly.
galane, n.f., (bot.) tortoise-flower.
galanga, n.m., (bot.) galangale, galanga.
galant, -e, adj., honest, upright; civil; liberal, generous; gallant, courteous; fine, flattering, complimentary, genteel. C’est un — homme; he is a man of honor. Un homme —; a courteous, polite man, ladies’ man. Un billet —; a love-letter. Humeur —e; gay humor. En — homme; like a gentleman, gallantly. Manières —es; gallant manners. Femme —e; courtesan, gay woman.
galant, n.m., gallant, wooer, sweetheart, suitor, lover; sharp fellow. Faire le —; to court the ladies. Un vert galant; a dashing ladies’ man, a devoted admirer of the fair sex. — d’hiver; (bot.) snow-drop.
galanterie (ga-lan-trî), n.f., politeness, gallantry (towards the ladies), flattering, courteous compliment; present; intrigue, love affair; (med.) syphilis. Dire des —s; to flirt with. Ce n’est qu’une —; it is but a mere compliment.