Pronunciation: ba- ' tü, - ' tyü
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of battre to beat
Date: 1947
of a ballet movement : performed with a striking together of the legs
Pronunciation: ba- ' tü, - ' tyü
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of battre to beat
Date: 1947
of a ballet movement : performed with a striking together of the legs
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012