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BALLETED
Verb
balleted
simple past tense and past participle of ballet
Anagrams
• bladelet
Source: Wiktionary
BALLET
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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