poussette Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pous*sette" noun

Etymology

F., pushpin, fr. pousser to push. See Push.

Definitions

1. A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. Dickens.

Pous*sette" intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To perform a certain movement in a dance. R. Tennyson.

   Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross. J. & H. Smith.