GLISSADE


Meaning of GLISSADE in English

I. gli-ˈsäd, -ˈsād intransitive verb

( glis·sad·ed ; glis·sad·ing )

Etymology: French, noun, slide, glissade, from glisser to slide, from Old French glicier, alteration of glier, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German glītan to glide

Date: 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 noun

II. noun

Date: 1843

1. : a gliding step in ballet

2. : the action of glissading

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