Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chasse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chasse \Chasse\, 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.''
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chasse \Chas`se"\, n. [F., fr. chass['e], p. p. of chasser to
chase.]
A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chasse \Chas`se"\, v. i. (Dancing)
To make the movement called chass['e]; as, all chass['e];
chass['e] to the right or left.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chasse
n : (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading
[syn: {sashay}]
v : perform a chasse step, in ballet
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