chasse

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: sashay

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leadingSynonyms: sashay

Verb (1)

  1. perform a chasse step, in balletSynonyms: sashay
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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]
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.]
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