port de bras
Americannoun
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(used with a singular verb) the technique of moving the arms properly.
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(used with a plural verb) the exercises for developing this technique.
Etymology
Origin of port de bras
1910–15; < French: carriage of arm
Example Sentences
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Surrounded by Nets players, Tatum stretches into the air, his arm extending toward the basket in an elegant port de bras.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2022
Middleton played the piano, swivelling on her stool, while six girls at a time practiced port de bras using the bookcases for balance.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019
With her swanlike neck, long arms and velvety port de bras, she is as lovely as they come, but what was even more surprising in such a major debut was her ease.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2015
Although some are visibly nervous, eyes flickering to right and left, checking their alignment, none puts a foot wrong, or wavers from the carefully set port de bras.
From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2013
We’d float them above our heads in port de bras.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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