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Definition of Gallopade
1. n. I horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop.
2. v. i. To gallop, as on horseback.
Definition of Gallopade
1. Noun. (obsolete) gallop ¹
2. Noun. A type of dance, also known as the galop ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gallopade
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gallopade
Literary usage of Gallopade
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. America, Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive by James Silk Buckingham (1841)
"Hymns to Quick Song-tunes, and a gallopade.—Extravagant Evolutions of the Female
Dancers.—Comparison with the whirling Dervishes of Damascus. ..."
2. Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1841)
"... who, dispensing his favour with an equal hand, engaged the three at the same
time, one for a quadrille, one for a gallopade, and one for a waltz. ..."
3. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1833)
"... Mr. Cosby's gallopade, se- pretty.—I am, Sir, yours, &c. cond (Robinson) :—2
to 1 each agst OBSERVATOR. the Duke of Richmond's Ketchup very quick, ..."
4. The Strangers' Illustrated Guide Through Lincoln: Giving a Descriptive by George J Lockyer (1854)
"... Lottery, gallopade, Varnish, Marie, La Fille Mai Garde, &c., &c. THE ASYLUM.
THIS magnificent monument of humanity was opened in the year 1820. ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"То gallop; move about briskly ; perform the dance called a gallopade. The shoi-k-hend
willows two ..."
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