n. [ From Dally. ] 1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play. [ 1913 Webster ]
Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too much the rein. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the strife! Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Delay or procrastination. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Entertaining discourse. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]