GLISSADE

glissade

(noun) (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet

glissade

(verb) perform a glissade, in ballet

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

glissade (plural glissades)

A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps (Wikipedia).

(ballet) A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position (Wikipedia).

A move in some dances such as the galop (Wikipedia).

(fencing) A fencing move that may disarm the opponent (Wikipedia).

Verb

glissade (third-person singular simple present glissades, present participle glissading, simple past and past participle glissaded)

To perform a glissade.

Source: Wiktionary

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Glis`sade", n. Etym: [F., fr. glisser to slip.]

Definition: A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps. Tyndall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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