/pir'ooh et"/ , n. , v. , pirouetted, pirouetting .
n.
1. a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
2. Dressage. a complete turn in which the horse uses its hind legs as a pivot.
v.i.
3. to perform a pirouette; whirl, as on the toes.
[ 1700-10; pirouet, equiv. to pirou- (c. It pirolo, dim. of piro peg) + -et -ET ]