chasse

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/ʃɑˈseɪ//ʃəˈseɪ//ʃæˈseɪ//ʃæs/

noun

A reliquary casket.

Similar
sashay
OriginFrench chassé →
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Meanings

chasse1

nounchasse (plural chasses)

plural chasses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of chassé.
verbchasse (third-person singular simple present chasses, present participle chasseing, simple past and past participle chassed or chasseed)

present singular third person chasses · participle present chasseing · participle past chassed · past chassed · participle past chasseed · past chasseed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of chassé.

chasse2

nounchasse (plural chasses)

plural chasses

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of chasse-café.

chasse3

nounchasse (plural chasses)

plural chasses

  1. A reliquary casket.

Chasse4

proper nounChasse (plural Chasses)

plural Chasses

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

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sashay
Broader
dance stepstep

verbperform a chasse step, in ballet

Similar
sashay
Broader
dance
Also see
chasse-cafésashay

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

chasse · noun, verb

  1. Frenchchassé
  2. Frenchchassé
  3. Englishchasse

Borrowed from French chassé.

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chasse · noun

  1. Old Frenchchasse
  2. Middle Englishchasse
  3. Englishchasse

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chasse

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Anagrams

Sachse
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APA

chasse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasse

MLA

“chasse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chasse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasse.

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