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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading;
[syn: chasse, sashay]


VERB (1)

1. perform a chasse step, in ballet;
[syn: chasse, sashay]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chass'e \Chas`s['e]"\ (sh[.a]s`s[asl]"), n. [F., fr. chass['e], p. p. of chasser to chase.] 1. A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left. [1913 Webster] 2. A gliding step in dancing in which one foot is kept in front of the other while moving. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chass'e \Chas`s['e]"\, v. i. (Dancing) To make the movement called chass['e]; as, all chass['e]; chass['e] to the right or left. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chasse \Chasse\ (sh[.a]s), n. [See Chasse-caf['e]] A small potion of spirituous liquor taken to remove the taste of coffee, tobacco, or the like; -- originally chasse-caf['e], lit., "coffee chaser." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chasse n 1: (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading [syn: chasse, sashay] v 1: perform a chasse step, in ballet [syn: chasse, sashay]