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Definition of Glissade
1. Noun. (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet.
2. Verb. Perform a glissade, in ballet.
Definition of Glissade
1. n. A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
2. n. A sliding, as down a snow slope.
Definition of Glissade
1. Noun. A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps. ¹
2. Noun. (ballet) A gliding step beginning and ending in a demi-plié in second position. ¹
3. Verb. To perform a glissade. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glissade
1. to perform a gliding dance step [v -SADED, -SADING, -SADES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glissade
Literary usage of Glissade
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Camping in the Canadian Rockies: An Account of Camp Life in the Wilder Parts by Walter Dwight Wilcox (1896)
"... of Rocks—A Glorious glissade—St. Piran—Its Alpine Flowers and Butterflies—Expedition
to an Unexplored Valley—A Thirsty Walk through the Forest—Discovery ..."
2. A Lady's Tour Round Monte Rosa: With Visits to the Italian Valleys of by Henry Warwick Cole (1859)
"... mountain — The little cow a good climber — The summit of the Pass — Snow,
mist, and disappointment — A glissade — The unveiling of Monte Rosa — Glorious ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"We put the house in order, packed up, and shot by glissade down the steep ...
Timur himself was let down the snows by glissade In a basket guided by ropes. ..."
4. The High Alps in Winter: Or, Mountaineering in Search of Health by Aubrey Le Blond (1883)
"Signs of bad weather—A ferocious dog—The monks in winter costume—I fail to discover
the entrance to the hospice—A new dish—An amusing descent—" La glissade ..."
5. Forays Among Salmon and Deer by James Conway (1861)
"Anecdote: Perilous Adventure: glissade.—Disappointment.—Hind slaughtered.—Second
Death.—Anecdotes of Rats. ON a grey misty morning I sallied forth at ..."
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