glissade

glis·sade  (gl-säd, -sd)

n.

1. A gliding step in ballet.

2. A controlled slide, in either a standing or sitting position, used in descending a steep icy or snowy incline.

intr.v. glis·sad·ed, glis·sad·ing, glis·sades

To perform a glissade.

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[French, from glisser, to slide, from Old French, possibly alteration (influenced by glacer, to slide) of glier, to glide, of Germanic origin; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glis·sader n.

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glissade

Noun

1. a gliding step in ballet

2. a controlled slide down a snow slope

Verb

[-sading, -saded]

to perform a glissade [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glissade - (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet 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"
Verb	1.	glissade - perform a glissade, in ballet dance - move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room"