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Gaiety Gallantry (See CHIVALRY.) butterfly orchis symbol of gaiety. [Plant Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172] the 1890s, a decade of carefree and exciting days in America. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 162] pastoral idyll celebrating gaiety and cheerfulness. [Br. Lit.: Milton “L’Allegro”] festive day celebrated at the close of the pre-Lenten season in France and in New Orleans. [Fr. and Am. Trad.: EB, VI, 608] the 1920s decade of the Jazz Age and the boom years before the depression. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 515] indicates light-heartedness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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