Poussette Definition

po͝o-sĕt
poussetted, poussetting
noun
A dance figure in which a couple or couples dance round and round with hands joined.
Webster's New World
A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
Wiktionary
verb
To perform a poussette.
Webster's New World

Origin of Poussette

  • French pushpin diminutive of obsolete pousse a push from pousser to push from Old French poulser, pousser to push from Latin pulsāre frequentative of pellere to push pel-5 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

PPOPOU

Words Ending With

ETETTE

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