pointe

[pwant]

noun

Ballet.

plural

pointes 

1. the tip of the toe.

2. a position on the extreme tips of the toes.

pointe

/ pɔɪnt /

noun

1. ballet the tip of the toe (esp in the phrase on pointes )

Word History and Origins

Origin of pointe¹

1820–30; < French: pointe ( du pied ) “tiptoe,” literally, “extremity of the foot”

Word History and Origins

Origin of pointe¹

from French: point

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. on / en pointe, supporting one’s body weight on the extreme tips of the toes: null onen pointes

   dancing on pointe.

Example Sentences

A short ride brought me to South Pointe Park and to its pier jutting 450 feet into the aquamarine Atlantic.

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The women’s legs and pointe work flash during solo moments and intermix with the moves of their male counterparts during intricate duets.

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The shimmering and pellucid choreographic poem presents its central woman as if arriving on a breeze by way of skimming steps on pointe and ultimately exiting as breezily as she arrived.

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San Diego-based home builder New Pointe Communities has purchased 13 Altadena lots and is in contract for two more.

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We’re looking forward to taking ballet and tumbling at To The Pointe Dance and Pilates Centre.

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