tutu
noun
a short, full skirt, usually made of several layers of tarlatan or tulle, worn by ballerinas.
tutus
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pluralof tutu.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The choreographer asked her costume designer, Robert Perdziola, to dress her dancers in a variety of looks, with flouncy tutus for the women in her first movement and limp, longer skirts in the others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Later you learn, “Oh, wait a minute. There’s more than just the tutus involved.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
The idea is to wrap the material typically used for ballet tutus around the tree like a lollipop.
From Salon ● May 16, 2024
Their bodies were their canvases, which they bedecked in feather boas, tutus, corsets, Victorian petticoats, Edwardian frock coats, wigs, wings, headdresses, ribbons, sequins, rhinestones, satin, face paint and an abundance of glitter.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Pixie entered the water as daintily as you might expect of someone who routinely wears tutus.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
