Meaning of GLISSADE
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- [n] a gliding or sliding step in ballet
- [v] perform a glissade, in ballet
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\Glis`sade"\, n. [F., fr. glisser to slip.]
A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps. --Tyndall.
\Glis*sade"\, n. [F., fr. glisser to slip.]
1. A sliding, as down a snow slope.
2. A dance step consisting of a glide or slide to one side.
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| | Related Terms: | | avalanche, coast, flit, float, flow, fly, glide, glissando, ice-skate, landslide, landslip, roller-skate, sail, scud, shoot, sideslip, skate, skateboard, ski, skid, skim, sled, sleigh, slick, slidder, slide, slide down, slip, slippage, slither, snowslide, snowslip, subsidence, sweep, toboggan |
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