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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of chassé. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   Ellipsis of chasse-café. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
3. 3
   A reliquary casket.
4. 4
   (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of chassé. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   perform a chasse step, in ballet wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

chasse-cafédancesashaysashaystep

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French chassé.

Etymology 2

From Middle English chasse, variant of case, from Old French chasse. Doublet of case, cash, and chase.

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