Meaning of ganté | Babel Free

Definitions

Gloved; wearing gloves.

obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“Sr. Fop. I was always eminent for being bien ganté.”

“What if all the pains bestowed upon her well-starched petticoat, her satin slip⟳, and aërophane tunic, her transparent stocking, close-fitting shoe, and still closer-fitting glove (for to be bien ganté is beginning to be an article of ball-room religion in London, as it has always been in Paris) ... should end⟳ in her being fated to sit⟳ still all the evening, and write⟳ herself down “a bencher of the inner temple” of Terpsichore!”

“Close⟳ by the Louis-Quinze pouff stood a man. A man got up in all the outward trappings of a gentleman: an extensive display of snowy linen, unimpeachable tailoring, ganté, botté, in perfection; nothing overdone.”

“To be properly chaussé and ganté are difficulties at fancy balls. As a rule⟳, with short dresses the prettiest and most fashionable shoes are worn, either black with coloured heels and bows, or coloured shoes to match⟳ the dress, and embroidered, the stockings being of plain colour or stripes.”

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