pous·sette (p -s t )n. A country-dance figure in which couples or a couple join hands and swing around the floor. [French, pushpin, diminutive of obsolete pousse, a push, from pousser, to push, from Old French poulser, pousser, to push, from Latin puls  re, frequentative of pellere, to push; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.] |
poussette [puːˈsɛt]
n
(Performing Arts / Dancing) a figure in country dancing in which couples hold hands and move up or down the set to change positions
vb
(Performing Arts / Dancing) (intr) to perform such a figure
[from French, from pousser to push]
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