danseuse
Americannoun
plural
danseusesnoun
Etymology
Origin of danseuse
Example Sentences
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The biggest casualty was Edgar Degas’ bronze sculpture of a teenage ballerina, “Petite danseuse de quatorze ans,” estimated to bring as much as $35 million.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 2, 2011
Instead, she tells a series of delicately interwoven stories: A danseuse, having lost confidence in herself, finds a man in her room who has come to steal her jewelry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gwen Verdon, danseuse distingu�e of the U.S. musical stage, is fetchingly exuberant as a taxi dancer seeking a wagon for her unhitched star.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harriet Hoctor, one of the few musi- comedy dancers who is still billed as premiere danseuse, justifies the title by leading the chorus, all attired in crimson riding habits, through a maze of green hurdles.
From Time Magazine Archive
The brunette was Bluette, who played the soubrette rôles at the Odéon; the blonde was Céline Gamelle, the new première danseuse.
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
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