Meaning of Pirouette | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
2. The whirling about of a horse.
3. A wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest used in some European double-reed instruments.

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Examples

“[…]like what?—like the most beautiful pirouette by [Marie] Taglioni, let us say.”

“But the Emperor’s friend covered himself with glory, for he danced everything, whether he knew it or not, and introduced impromptu pirouettes when the figures bewildered him..”

“"Serious as cognitohazard." Lillihammer danced down the corridor towards them, doing little pirouettes and leaping from toe to toe. "Reuben Wirth no longer exists. Gonna have to get Forsythe to do that brain scan to make sure I'm clean, but otherwise yeah. Poof."”

“There is no west, the sun doesn't rise / No, the sun never rests / As the Earth leans into its forever pirouette”

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