galanty show

(gə lan′tē)

a pantomime made by throwing the shadows of puppet figures on a screen or wall

Origin: earlier also galanté, prob. < It galante, gallant: from the stories portrayed

See galanty show in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A shadow play performed by casting the shadows of miniature figures on a screen or wall.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from Italian galanti

Origin: , pl. of galante, a gallant

Origin: , from Old French galant; see gallant

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