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