See Also: subtlety(dictionary)
subtlety(dictionary)

galloper (iou) and subtlety (oh)


galloper (iou)



galloper noun. L16.
[from GALLOP verb + -ER1.]
A rider, esp. a huntsman, who gallops. L16.
A horse with special powers of galloping. M17.
b. A wooden etc. horse on a roundabout; a roundabout with such horses. M20.
transf. & fig. A person who proceeds at speed. Also, a gadabout. L17.
Chiefly Hist. A light field-gun. Also galloper-gun. M18.
Chiefly Hist. A military orderly. L19.

subtlety (oh)



[U] the quality that something has when it has been done in a clever or skilful way, with careful attention to small details
::The play lacks subtlety.
::She argued her case with considerable subtlety.
[C usually plural] a thought, idea, or detail that is important but difficult to notice or understand
subtlety of
::Some of the subtleties of the language are lost in translation.