maître de ballet
Americannoun
plural
maîtres de balletEtymology
Origin of maître de ballet
1815–25; < French: master of ballet
Example Sentences
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The marabout leader, who is a kind of maître de ballet, enfolds each performer in his arms and makes a few passes round him, or kisses him.
From Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia by Douglas, Norman
Sacré! how monsieur dance! like un maître de ballet.
From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.
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