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• pirouette — ► NOUN ▪ (in ballet) an act of spinning on one foot. ► VERB ▪ perform a pirouette. ORIGIN French, spinning top …   English terms dictionary

• Pirouette (dressage) — A Pirroutte is a French for the Ballet reference, to whirl about. A pirouette is a two track lateral movement asked of a horse in dressage, in which the animal makes a circle with its front end around a smaller circle made by the hind end.… …   Wikipedia

• pirouette — /pir ooh et /, n., v., pirouetted, pirouetting. n. 1. a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing. 2. Dressage. a complete turn in which the horse uses its hind legs as a pivot. v.i. 3. to perform a pirouette;… …   Universalium

• pirouette — noun Etymology: French, literally, teetotum Date: 1706 a rapid whirling about of the body; especially a full turn on the toe or ball of one foot in ballet • pirouette intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pirouette —    (pih roo EHT) [French: a whirl] In dance, a rapid, spinning movement of the entire body on one foot. To perform such a movement. By extension, an abrupt change of position or opinion.    We wanted you to get our reporting on how and why… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• pirouette — /pɪruˈɛt / (say pirooh et) noun 1. a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in dancing. –verb (i) (pirouetted, pirouetting) 2. to perform a pirouette, whirl as on the toes. {French: top, whirligig, whirl, blend of pivot pivot …