glissade
[ gli-sahd, -seyd ]
/ glɪˈsɑd, -ˈseɪd /
noun
a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
Dance. a sliding or gliding step.
verb (used without object), glis·sad·ed, glis·sad·ing.
to perform a glissade.
RELATED WORDS
stream, skip, float, waft, skate, skim, slip, trip, decline, sail, spiral, descend, roll, soar, shoot, run, slink, drift, coast, fly
Nearby words
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- glisson's capsule,
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- glisten,
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Origin of glissade
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glissade
/ (ɡlɪˈsɑːd, -ˈseɪd) /
noun
a gliding step in ballet, in which one foot slides forwards, sideways, or backwards
a controlled slide down a snow slope
verb
(intr) to perform a glissade
Word Origin for glissade
C19: from French, from glisser to slip, from Old French glicier, of Frankish origin; compare Old High German glītan to glide
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glissade
in dancing sense, 1832 (v.), 1843 (n.), from French glissade, from glisser "to slip, slide" (13c.), from a Germanic source (cf. Dutch glissen), from Proto-Germanic *glidan "to glide" (see glide).
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