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chasse

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chas·sé  (sh-s)
n.
A ballet movement consisting of one or more quick gliding steps with the same foot always leading.
intr.v. chas·séd, chas·sé·ing, chas·sés
To perform this movement.
[French, from past participle of chasser, to chase, from Old French chacier; see chase1.]
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Noun1.chasse - (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
sashay
ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
dance step, step - a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
Verb1.chasse - perform a chasse step, in ballet
sashay
dance - move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"
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While the French nation and army were swearing fidelity round the eagles in the Champ de Mars, four mighty European hosts were getting in motion for the great chasse a l'aigle; and one of these was a British army, of which two heroes of ours, Captain Dobbin and Captain Osborne, formed a portion.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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