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Cavalier
Cavalier Cav`a*lier", a.
Gay; easy; offhand; frank.
The plodding, persevering scupulous accuracy of the
one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the
other, form a complete contrast. --Hazlitt.
2. High-spirited. [Obs.] ``The people are naturally not
valiant, and not much cavalier.' --Suckling.
3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
4. Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I. ``An old
Cavalier family.' --Beaconsfield.
CavalierCavalier Cav`a*lier" (k[a^]v`[.a]*l[=e]r"), n. [F. cavalier,
It. cavaliere, LL. caballarius, fr. L. caballus. See
Cavalcade, and cf. Chevalier, Caballine.]
1. A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
2. A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
3. One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as
contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.
--Clarendon.
4. (Fort.) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from
the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking
surrounding parts.
Meaning of Cavalier from wikipedia
- The term
Cavalier (/ˌkævəˈlɪər/) was
first used by
Roundheads as a term of
abuse for the
wealthier royalist supporters of
Charles I of
England and his...
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- The
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- The
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large family car that was sold
primarily in the
United Kingdom by
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refer to:
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- The
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school of
English poets of the 17th century, that came from the
classes that
supported King
Charles I
during the
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- The
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Atlantic Avenue in
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designed by Neff and...
