chassé

[ sha-sey or, especially in square dancing, sa-shey ]

/ ʃæˈseɪ or, especially in square dancing, sæˈʃeɪ /

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noun

a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.

verb (used without object), chas·séd, chas·sé·ing.

to execute a chassé.

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Origin of chassé

1795–1805; <French: literally, chased, followed, past participle of chasser to chase¹

Words nearby chassé

chasing, Chasles, chasm, chasmogamous, chasmogamy, chassé, chasse gardée, chassepot, chasseur, Chassid, chassis

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How to use chassé in a sentence

Nos gens outre le labourage & iardinage, avoient l'exercice de la chasse, de la pcherie, & de leurs fortifications.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
La chasse aussi ne se trouve pas foison en vn lieu o il faut viure de cela, & o l'on fait vne demeure arreste.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Et est cette chasse beaucoup plus certaine que celle des bois.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
By this time, however, the chasse marees were under full sail, and were rapidly following in pursuit.
The Cornet of Horse|G. A. Henty

From all quarters news was pouring in of the hopeless disruption of the power of the English after the Chasse de Patay.
A Heroine of France|Evelyn Everett-Green

British Dictionary definitions for chassé

chassé

/ (ˈʃæseɪ) /

noun

one of a series of gliding steps in ballet in which the same foot always leads

three consecutive dance steps, two fast and one slow, to four beats of music

verb -sés, -séing or -séd

(intr) to perform either of these steps

Word Origin for chassé

C19: from French: a chasing

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