Tuesday word: Glissade
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Glissade (noun, verb)
glissade [ gli-sahd, -seyd ]
noun
1. a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
2. Dance. a sliding or gliding step.
verb (used without object), glissaded, glissading.
1. to perform a glissade.
Other Words From
glis·sad er noun
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Origin: 1830–40; < French, equivalent to gliss ( er ) to slip, slide + -ade -ade
Example Sentences
For the glissade, Nancy glided over a few feet to the left.
From Literature
In the book, she glissades past this defining moment, which I would have liked to see her hold for a few more counts.
From Washington Post
From hiking a few miles to learning how to use an ice ax and glissade down a mountain, we trained and grew stronger together to ultimately reach the summit.
From Seattle Times
As I contemplated how to avoid glissading down the mountain, my phone powered down due to the cold and I lost my GPS tracker.
From Seattle Times
At about 7 a.m., around 300 dancers — boys and girls, men and women — took turns glissading across the concrete at 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, which was transformed into a scene from “Fame.”
From New York Times
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
Glissade (noun, verb)
glissade [ gli-sahd, -seyd ]
noun
1. a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
2. Dance. a sliding or gliding step.
verb (used without object), glissaded, glissading.
1. to perform a glissade.
Other Words From
glis·sad er noun
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1830–40; < French, equivalent to gliss ( er ) to slip, slide + -ade -ade
Example Sentences
For the glissade, Nancy glided over a few feet to the left.
From Literature
In the book, she glissades past this defining moment, which I would have liked to see her hold for a few more counts.
From Washington Post
From hiking a few miles to learning how to use an ice ax and glissade down a mountain, we trained and grew stronger together to ultimately reach the summit.
From Seattle Times
As I contemplated how to avoid glissading down the mountain, my phone powered down due to the cold and I lost my GPS tracker.
From Seattle Times
At about 7 a.m., around 300 dancers — boys and girls, men and women — took turns glissading across the concrete at 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, which was transformed into a scene from “Fame.”
From New York Times
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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Date: 2025-03-18 08:12 pm (UTC)A proper lady should be able to capture a bird in her bare hands, wring its neck and pluck it nude, joint it without waste and cook it to perfect doneness, and bear it serenely to the table with glissading step.
-- some Victorian home guide or another.
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Date: 2025-03-18 08:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2025-03-19 05:49 am (UTC)blushes