[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]