plié

[ plee-ey ]

/ pliˈeɪ /

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noun, plural pli·és

[plee-eyz; French plee-ey]. /pliˈeɪz; French pliˈeɪ/. Ballet.

a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.

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Origin of plié

1890–95; <French, noun use of past participle of plier to bend; see ply²

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How to use plié in a sentence

An odd feature of the church is the little shop built in the base of the tower, where a tobacconist now plies his trade.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
Again the man stops at my door, his head turning right and left, the while he diligently plies the duster.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
His back turned toward me, head bent, he hurriedly plies the broom with the quick, short stroke of the one-armed sweeper.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
He's as gleg as M'Keachen's elshin, that ran through sax plies o' bend-leather into the king's heel.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop

From Portland to Salem the capital city, a steamer plies the fifty miles of waterway.
The Road of a Thousand Wonders|Passenger Dept. Southern Pacific Co

British Dictionary definitions for plié

plié

/ (ˈpliːeɪ) /

noun

a classic ballet practice posture with back erect and knees bent

Word Origin for plié

French: bent, from plier to bend

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