galanty show

noun

ga·​lan·​ty show

gəˈlantē-

: an entertainment consisting of the telling of a story by means of the shadows of miniature figures thrown on a wall or screen

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Italian galante gallant, from Middle French galant

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

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