poussette
/puːˈsɛt/
poussette noun: a movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
Noun
poussette (plural poussettes)
- A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
- But, now, the Bird of Paradise was seen to flutter down the middle; and the little bells began to bounce and jingle in poussette; and the Doctor's rosy face spun round and round, like an expressive peg-top highly varnished; and breathless Mr. Craggs began to doubt already, whether country dancing...1846, Charles Dickens, The Battle of Life
- A method of cheating in card games, whereby a player surreptitiously changes his or her stake after the cards are dealt.
Verb
poussette (third-person singular simple present poussettes, present participle poussetting, simple past and past participle poussetted)
- To waltz around each other, as two couples do in a contra dance.
- Came wet-shod alder from the wave, / Came yews, a dismal coterie; / Each pluck'd his one foot from the grave, / Poussetting with a sloe-tree: […]1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Amphion”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 167
poussette meaning in Tamil
poussette in Tamil
- கைகோத்தாடல்
Forms of poussette
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | poussettes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | poussettes |
| present participle | poussetting |
| past participle | poussetted |
| past | poussetted |
Origin of poussette
French
Words that rhyme with poussette
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about poussette
- What does poussette mean?
- Poussette means a movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
- What is poussette in Tamil?
- Poussette in Tamil is கைகோத்தாடல். See Poussette meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is poussette?
- Poussette can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce poussette?
- Poussette is pronounced /puːˈsɛt/.
- What is the plural of poussette?
- The plural of poussette is poussettes.
Words near poussette in the dictionary
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