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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