PASSADE

Etymology

Noun

passade (plural passades)

(fencing) A pass or thrust.

A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot of ground.

Anagrams

• Espadas, spadeas

Source: Wiktionary


Pas*sade", Pas*sa"do, n. Etym: [F. passade; cf. Sp. pasada. See Pass, v. i.]

1. (Fencing)

Definition: A pass or thrust. Shak.

2. (Man.)

Definition: A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot of ground.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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