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glissade

 
Dictionary: glis·sade   (glĭ-säd', -sād') pronunciation
n.
  1. A gliding step in ballet.
  2. A controlled slide, in either a standing or sitting position, used in descending a steep icy or snowy incline.
intr.v., -sad·ed, -sad·ing, -sades.
To perform a glissade.

[French, from glisser, to slide, from Old French, possibly alteration (influenced by glacer, to slide) of glier, to glide, of Germanic origin.]

glissader glis·sad'er n.

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verb

    To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly: glide, lapse, slide, slip, slither. See move/halt.

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glissade. (Fr., glide). A gliding movement, which can be executed either forward, backward, or to the side. It is used mostly as a linking step.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a gliding or sliding step in ballet


The verb glissade has one meaning:

Meaning #1: perform a glissade, in ballet


 
 
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