Meaning of CHASSE
Pronunciation: | | shâs
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- [n] (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
- [v] perform a chasse step, in ballet
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| Synonyms: | | sashay |
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| See Also: | | ballet, concert dance, dance, dance step, step | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Chas`se"\, n. [F., fr. chass['e], p. p. of chasser to
chase.]
A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left.
\Chas`se"\, v. i. (Dancing)
To make the movement called chass['e]; as, all chass['e];
chass['e] to the right or left.
\Chasse\, n. [See {Chasse-caf['E]}]
A small potion of spirituous liquor taken to remove the taste
of coffee, tobacco, or the like; -- originally
{chasse-caf['e]}, lit., ``coffee chaser.''
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