brisé

[ bree-zey; French bree-zey ]

noun

, plural bri·sés [bree-, zeyz, b, r, ee-, zey].

1. a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brisé¹

1780–90; < French: literally, broken, past participle of briser to break; brisance

Example Sentences

That trial unveiled financing links between the Cercle Wagram and the Brise de Mer, a Corsican organized crime group.

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Ferracci is also a television actor who appears in “Mafiosa,” a series said to be inspired by the Brise de Mer gang.

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Sir Evelyn Ruggles Brise had evidently settled the difficulty in the most humane spirit.

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The concluding words are: en vivant et en voyant les hommes, il faut que le cour se brise ou se bronze.

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Brise-Bleu nodded affirmatively, went into the wood, and came out dragging after him a donkey loaded with two baskets.

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There was a sound of footsteps in the passage, and Brise, the captain of cricket, burst unceremoniously into the room.

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To-day new silk brise-bise appeared on the second floor, and a glimpse of a branching palm.

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