en tire-bouchon

American

[ahn teer-boo-shawn] / ɑ̃ tir buˈʃɔ̃ /

noun

Ballet.

a position in which the thigh of one leg is raised up high to the side and the point of the toe touches the knee of the supporting leg.

From French; literally, like a corkscrew

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