tombé

American  

[tom-bey, tawn-bey] / tɒmˈbeɪ, tɔ̃ˈbeɪ /

noun

Ballet.

plural

tombés

1. a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.

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Etymology

Origin of tombé

< French: fallen, past participle of tomber to fall

Example Sentences

Yo toutt pouend couri, quitté caïe-là sèle,—épi yo toutt tombé larviè à touempé bouche yo.

From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio

“Te-hua––you?” he half whispered, but in Te-hua words she could not answer him––only begged rapidly in Navahu for protection––and motioned with fear towards the villages where the tombé was sounding.

From The Flute of the Gods by Ryan, Marah Ellis

Peut on nier que le panganisme est tombé dans le monde par l’autorité des empereurs Romains? 

From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Sheppard, Nathan

Dès que l'arbre est tombé, il fault, disent ils, le relever.

From The Iroquois Book of Rites by Hale, Horatio

"Il est tombé du haut mal"—as they expressed it.

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George