jeté
[ zhuh-tey ]
/ ʒəˈteɪ /
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noun, plural je·tés [zhuh-teyz; French zhuh-tey] /ʒəˈteɪz; French ʒəˈteɪ/. Ballet.
a jump forward, backward, or to the side, from one foot to the other.
Nearby words
jetsam, jettison, jetton, jetty, jetway, jeté, jeu, jeu d'esprit, jeu de mots, jeune fille, jeune premier
Origin of jeté
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Examples from the Web for jete
I had seen him once or twice before, in the street and on the Jete.
The Law Inevitable|Louis CouperusNext day, when she was sitting with Mrs. Uxeley and a couple of friends on the Jete, she seemed to see the same thing again.
The Law Inevitable|Louis CouperusHe was polite but kept a courteous distance when he joined the two ladies for a moment in the gardens or on the Jete.
The Law Inevitable|Louis CouperusIn the afternoon she drove out, alighted at the Jete, paid her visits.
The Law Inevitable|Louis Couperus
British Dictionary definitions for jete
jeté
/ (ʒəˈteɪ) /
noun
ballet a step in which the dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other
Word Origin for jeté
French, literally: thrown, from jeter; see jet 1
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