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chassé definition

chassé (s̸ha sā′)

noun

a rapid, gliding dance step forward or sideways

Etymology: Fr, lit., a chasing, orig., pp. of chasser: see catch

intransitive verb -·séd′, -·sé′·ing

to perform this step

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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