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glissade

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glissade /glis·sade/ (glis-ād´) [Fr.] a gliding involuntary movement of the eye in changing the point of fixation; it is a slower, smoother movement than is a saccade.glissad´ic
glissade [glĭ-sād´] (Fr.)
a gliding involuntary movement of the eye in changing the point of fixation; it is a slower, smoother movement than is a saccade. adj., adj glissad´ic.
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He's wearing orange coveralls and flip-flops, standing at the Boston Whaler's pedestal helm as we glissade over the dusky water.
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This hope was richly fulfilled, with the comedy frequently descending into pure slapstick, such as the moment when Newby glissades twenty feet down a chimney of ice on his behind.
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