Results for gala

Definitions of gala:

part of speech: noun

Show: splendor: festivity, as a gala- day.

part of speech: noun

Display; splendour.

part of speech: noun

A show; finery; great display; gala day, a day of fun and pleasure; a holiday.

Usage examples for gala:

• At first he uttered a loud cry and said Lizzie Wallner was not his betrothed; afterward he lamented piteously because Lizzie Wallner escorted the Bavarian prisoners; and finally he asked for his gala uniform in order to dress up for the ceremony. "Andreas Hofer", Lousia Muhlbach

• Hallow- e'en, the gala day of October, has a Jack- o'lantern, while the year closes with a turkey for Thanksgiving and a stocking for Christmas. "Games For All Occasions", Mary E. Blain

• The Internationale made her first trip on the following day, and after that her daily cruise became the gala event of the strike. "The Harbor", Ernest Poole