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pe•sade
(pə sād′, -zād′, -zäd′),USA pronunciation n. [Dressage.]
- Sporta maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- Italian posata a halt (see pose1, -ade1); pes- by association with peser to weigh. See poise
- French, earlier posade
- 1720–30
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