/ pwæ͂t; NAmE / noun
[ U ] (also pointes / pwæ͂t/ points [ pl. ]) the hard tops of the toes of a kind of shoe that a ballet dancer balances on
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WORD ORIGIN
French , literally tip .
/ pwæ͂t; NAmE / noun
[ U ] (also pointes / pwæ͂t/ points [ pl. ]) the hard tops of the toes of a kind of shoe that a ballet dancer balances on
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WORD ORIGIN
French , literally tip .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005