DEMI-POINTE


Meaning of DEMI-POINTE in English

/dem'ee poynt"/ ; Fr. /deuh mee pwaonnt"/ , n. , pl. demi-pointes /-poynts"/ ; Fr. /-pwaonnt"/ . Ballet.

a position on the balls of the feet.

[ demi-pointe ( des pieds ) lit., half-tiptoe; see DEMI-, POINTE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .