massé

American  

[ma-sey, mas-ee] / mæˈseɪ, ˈmæs i /

noun

Billiards.

1. a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.

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massé British  

/ ˈmæsɪ /

noun

1. billiards a stroke made by hitting the cue ball off centre with the cue held nearly vertically, esp so as to make the ball move in a curve around another ball before hitting the object ball

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Etymology

Origin of massé

1870–75; < French: literally, hammered, i.e., struck from above, straight down, equivalent to masse sledge hammer ( Old French mace; mace ¹ ) + -é -ee

Example Sentences

As they immigrated en masse to the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal

The rendition is hypnotic but also distancing, making these utopian dreamworlds seem even more artificial than they already were, now ungrounded in space and time, crowds moving en masse through cosmic anthills.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even as the rich got richer, the small investor was entering the market en masse for the first time.

From Barron's

Even as the rich got richer, the small investor was entering the market en masse for the first time.

From Barron's

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents en masse to Minnesota.

From The Wall Street Journal