toeshoe

American

[toh-shoo] / ˈtoʊˌʃu /

Or toe shoe

noun

Ballet.

a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.

Etymology

Origin of toeshoe

toe + shoe

Example Sentences

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She has the word “harmony” inked on her ankle, where her toeshoe ribbons conceal it.

From Washington Post

American Ballet Theater, which went toeshoe to toeshoe with New York City Ballet by mounting a New York “Nutcracker” of its own, announced Sunday that its critically acclaimed version would leave the Brooklyn Academy of Music when its five-year run ends in December.

From New York Times

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