élancé

[ ey-lahn-sey; French ey-lahn-sey ]

noun,plural é·lan·cés [ey-lahn-seyz; French ey-lahn-sey]. /eɪˈlɑn seɪz; French eɪ lɑ̃ˈseɪ/. Ballet.
  1. a quick darting movement.

Origin of élancé

1
<French, noun use of past participle of élancer to dart. See élan

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