ballett

[ ba-let ]

noun

1. an early 17th-century dancelike vocal composition similar to the madrigal in style.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ballett¹

1585–95; perhaps variant of obsolete ballette ( ballet, -ette )

Example Sentences

More recently she has been working on an ambitious quarantine project: a ballet, set to Terry Riley’s “In C,” for the Ballett am Rhein in Germany.

From New York Times

Brittany O’Connor, now a freelance dancer, is a former member of Dresden Semperoper Ballett, where, at 5’ 10” and 127 pounds, she was told that she wasn’t skinny enough.

From New York Times

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Anthony Ballett, 39, of Rogers was arrested in connection with the Dec. 26 stabbing death of Keundra Allen, 25, of Little Rock outside the Bentonville apartment of Allen’s girlfriend, who is Ballett’s ex-girlfriend.

From Washington Times

Arkansas State Police arrested Ballett the same day of the fatal stabbing during a traffic stop between Maysville and Cherokee City, near the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line.

From Washington Times

Louisiana corrections spokesman Ken Pastorick said Ballett was paroled in 2013 after serving 19 years of a 35-year prison sentence for manslaughter in connection with a fatal shooting in Madison Parish, Louisiana.

From Washington Times