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Noun: glissade  gli'saad
  1. (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet
    "Her glissade was smooth and effortless"
Verb: glissade  gli'saad
  1. Perform a glissade, in ballet
    "The dancer gracefully glissaded across the stage"

Derived forms: glissaded, glissades, glissading

Type of: dance, dance step, step

Encyclopedia: Glissade