BALLET

ballet, concert dance

(noun) a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers

ballet

(noun) music written for a ballet

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ballet (countable and uncountable, plural ballets)

A classical form of dance.

A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.

The company of persons who perform this dance.

(music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.

(heraldry) A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc, according to colour.

(figurative) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.

Verb

ballet (third-person singular simple present ballets, present participle balleting, simple past and past participle balleted)

To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.

Anagrams

• betall

Source: Wiktionary


Bal"let`, n. Etym: [F., a dim. of bal dance. See 2d Ball, n.]

1. An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.

2. The company of persons who perform the ballet.

3. (Mus.)

Definition: A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus,

– most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.

4. (Her.)

Definition: A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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