Main Entry: ¹glis·sade

Pronunciation: \gli-ˈsäd, -ˈsād\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): glis·sad·ed; glis·sad·ing

Etymology: 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

Date: 1837

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