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pesade

[ puh-seyd, -zeyd, -zahd ]
/ pəˈseɪd, -ˈzeɪd, -ˈzɑd /
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noun Dressage.
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
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Origin of pesade

1720–30; <French, earlier posade<Italian posata a halt (see pose1, -ade1); pes- by association with peser to weigh. See poise1

Words nearby pesade

pervious, perv on, Pervouralsk, pes, Pesach, pesade, pes anserinus, Pesaro, Pescadores, Pescara, pescatarian
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British Dictionary definitions for pesade

pesade
/ (pɛˈsɑːd) /
noun
dressage a position in which the horse stands on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air

Word Origin for pesade

C18: from French, from posade, from Italian posata a halt, from posare to stop, from Latin pausa end
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