Glissade
Pronunciation : Glis`sade"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. glisser to slip.]
Definition : Defn: A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps. Tyndall.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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