passade

Definitions

1. A pass or thrust.
2. A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot of ground.
3. A brief romantic or sexual relationship; a fling.
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Examples

“He was fairly sure that if he had acted first he could have⟳ enjoyed more kisses, and who knows what might have⟳ followed? "The flesh is weak, the heart is susceptible..." Edith was a passionate woman, and Bland was conveniently absent on business in the north of England. But on reflection he was relieved that he had not taken the opportunity to initiate a passade with her. His reasons were ungallant. […] When he imagined making love⟳ to her naked on a bed the picture he summoned up was faintly ludicrous. So it was well that nothing irrevocable had been said or done between them in the summerhouse, and he could maintain⟳ an innocent friendly relationship with her.”

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