glissade

¹glis·sade

intransitive verb \gli-ˈsäd, -ˈsād\

glis·sad·edglis·sad·ing

Definition of GLISSADE

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

Origin of GLISSADE

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

First Known Use: 1837

Rhymes with GLISSADE

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²glissade

noun

Definition of GLISSADE

1

: a gliding step in ballet

2

: the action of glissading

First Known Use of GLISSADE

1843