[glis.sade] vi glis.sad.ed ; glis.sad.ing [F, n., slide, glissade, fr. glisser to slide, fr. OF glicier, alter. of glier, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG glitan to glide] (1837) 1: to perform a ballet glissade
2: to slide in a standing or squatting position down a snow-covered slope without the aid of skis -- glis.sad.er n
[2]glissade n (1843) 1: a gliding step in ballet
2: the action of glissading