glissant

English

Adjective

glissant (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Gliding horizontally in an undulant posture.
    a serpent glissant

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡli.sɑ̃/
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Participle

glissant

  1. present participle of glisser

Adjective

glissant (feminine glissante, masculine plural glissants, feminine plural glissantes)

  1. slippery (which tends to cause slipping)

Derived terms

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