épaulement

American  

[ey-pohl-mahn] / eɪ poʊlˈmɑ̃ /

noun

Ballet.

• épaulements
  plural

1. a position in which the shoulders are at right angles to the direction of the supporting leg, with one shoulder thrust forward and one back.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• épaulements
  plural

Etymology

Origin of épaulement

1680–90; < French, equivalent to épaule ( see epaulet) + -ment -ment

Example Sentences

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épaulement épaulements

Forsythe celebrates ballet vocabulary in bounding jumps, small and large — and always in his use of épaulement, or the angles and carriage of the arms.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2022

The 16 female fairies of the “Dream” corps were doing twists of épaulement that were just as lavish, gorgeously.

From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2014

Ratmansky likes to create an interplay between formality and spontaneity, and Côté, with his elegant line, expansive arms and sensuous épaulement, embodies this approach perfectly.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2013

The soft neck and upper back, the eloquent épaulement, the cantilena phrasing – all were combined in a performance of ravishing individuality.

From The Guardian ● May 29, 2010

In that cluster of mud huts—its name is Aoong—the gallant Rénaud fell with a shattered thigh, as he led his "Lambs" up to the épaulement which covered its front.

From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes

Two field-guns were brought up on the night of the 14th and placed in épaulements that had been dug in rear of the front-line trench to receive them.

From From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade by Frederic C. Curry