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Glissade

Glissade Meaning & Definition
Glissade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glissade?

[n] a gliding or sliding step in ballet
[v] perform a glissade, in ballet

Synonyms | Synonyms for Glissade:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Glissade: avalanche | coast | flit | float | flow | fly | glide | glissando | ice-skate | landslide | landslip | roller-skate | sail | scud | shoot | sideslip | skate | skateboard | ski | skid | skim | sled | sleigh | slick | slidder | slide | slide down | slip | slippage | slither | snowslide | snowslip | subsidence | sweep | toboggan

See Also | ballet | concert dance | dance | dance step | step

Glissade In Webster's Dictionary

\Glis`sade"\, n. [F., fr. glisser to slip.] A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps. --Tyndall.
\Glis*sade"\, n. [F., fr. glisser to slip.] 1. A sliding, as down a snow slope. 2. A dance step consisting of a glide or slide to one side.

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