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massé

[ ma-seyor, especially British, mas-ee ]

noun

Billiards.
  1. a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.


massé

/ ˈmæsɪ /

noun

  1. billiards a stroke made by hitting the cue ball off centre with the cue held nearly vertically, esp so as to make the ball move in a curve around another ball before hitting the object ball
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of massé1

1870–75; < French: literally, hammered, i.e., struck from above, straight down, equivalent to masse sledge hammer ( Old French mace; mace 1 ) + -ee
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Word History and Origins

Origin of massé1

C19: from French, from masser to hit from above with a hammer, from masse sledgehammer, from Old French mace mace 1
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Example Sentences

There is no possible procedure for pursuing denaturalization en masse, Cameron added, and it could probably only be applied to movement leaders or high-profile individuals.

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Community restaurants could, if established en masse, become institutions like the NHS, state schools and universities.

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Instead, they are mostly standing still and wondering why the American people en masse are not rallying to their cause.

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The president's late-night address caused dramatic scenes at the National Assembly, with protesters descending en masse as military personnel attempted to block entry to the building.

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