pir·ou·ette

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• pir|ou|ette — «PIHR u EHT», noun, verb, et|ted, et|ting. –n. the act of spinning around on one foot or on the toes in dancing: »A rotation which would put to shame the most finished pirouettes of the opera dancer (Robert Patterson). –v.i. to spin around on the …   Useful english dictionary

• pir´ou|et´ter — pir|ou|ette «PIHR u EHT», noun, verb, et|ted, et|ting. –n. the act of spinning around on one foot or on the toes in dancing: »A rotation which would put to shame the most finished pirouettes of the opera dancer (Robert Patterson). –v.i. to spin… …   Useful english dictionary

• ette — fan·chon·ette; farm·er·ette; fea·tur·ette; flan·nel·ette; heif·er·ette; his·to·ri·ette; kitch·en·ette; la·fay·ette; laun·der·ette; lay·ette; Leath·er·ette; lec·tur·ette; lunch·eon·ette; ma·jor·ette; mi·gnon·ette; min·ion·ette; nov·el·ette;… …   English syllables

• pir — di·a·pir; em·pir·ic; em·pir·i·cal; em·pir·i·cism; em·pir·i·cist; em·pir·ics; em·pir·io·critical; em·pir·io·criticism; em·pir·io·logical; ex·pir·ee; ex·pir·er; ex·pir·ing·ly; pir; pir·an·del·li·an; pir·ca; pir·i·for·mis; pir·i·piri; pir·i·ri·gua;… …   English syllables

• pirouette — pir·ou·ette …   English syllables

• pirouette — pir|ou|ette [ ,pıru et ] noun count a movement in which a dancer spins around quickly while balancing on the toes of one foot ╾ pir|ou|ette verb intransitive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pirouette — pir|ou|ette [ˌpıruˈet] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Frenc] a dance movement in which the dancer turns very quickly, standing on one toe or the front part of one foot >pirouette v [I] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pirouette — pir•ou•ette [[t]ˌpɪr uˈɛt[/t]] n. v. et•ted, et•ting 1) mad a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing 2) mad to perform a pirouette • Etymology: 1700–10; < F: a whirl, top, fem. of MF pirouet=pirou (c. It… …   From formal English to slang

• ou — al·lyl·thi·ou·rea; al·ou·at·ta; al·ou·atte; am·ou·rette; am·ou·rist; an·ou·ra; bay·ou; glam·ou·rie; het·ero·ou·sia; ho·moi·ou·sia; ho·moi·ou·sian·ism; ho·moi·ou·sious; homo·ou·sia; homo·ou·sian·ism; homo·ou·si·on; jal·ou·sie; jal·ou·sied;… …   English syllables

• Pirouette — Pir ou*ette , n. [F.; of uncertain origin.] 1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Man.) The whirling about of a horse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English