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pirouette


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pirouette  \Pir`ou*ette"\,  n.  [F.;  of  uncertain  origin.] 
  1.  A  whirling  or  turning  on  the  toes  in  dancing. 
 
  2.  (Man.)  The  whirling  about  of  a  horse. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pirouette  \Pir`ou*ette"\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Pirouetted};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Pirouetting}.]  [F.  pirouetter.] 
  To  perform  a  pirouette;  to  whirl,  like  a  dancer. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pirouette 
  n  :  a  rapid  spin  of  the  body  (especially  on  the  toes  as  in 
  ballet) 
  v  :  do  a  pirouette,  usually  as  part  of  a  dance 




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