glissade

English

Etymology

From French glisser, "to slip".

Pronunciation

• IPA: ɡlɪˈseɪd (US), IPA: ɡlɪˈsaːd (UK)

Rhymes: -eɪd

Noun

glissade (plural glissades)

1. A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
2. (ballet) A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position.

Verb

glissade (third-person singular simple present glissades, present participle glissading, simple past and past participle glissaded)

1. To perform a glissade.

References

• glissade in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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French

Noun

glissade f. (plural glissades)

1. slip, slide, skid