glissade definition - Dictionary

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glis·sade [ gli sd ] (plural glis·sades)

noun

Definition:

1. gliding ballet step: a gliding ballet step in which one foot slides forward, backward, or to one side

2. sliding on snow: a controlled slide down a snowy slope made without skis by somebody in a standing or crouching position

[Mid-19th century. < French< Old French glisser "to slide" < Old Dutch glissen]

glis·sade intransitive verb

glis·sad·er noun