brisé

[ bree-zey; French bree-zey ]

noun

, plural bri·sés [bree-, zeyz, b, r, ee-, zey].

1. a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brisé¹

1780–90; < French: literally, broken, past participle of briser to break; brisance

Example Sentences

The dark, heavy brick facade will be replaced with masonry of a lighter shade and a structural shading feature known as “brise soleil.”

From Seattle Times

Can a muralist and product designer infographic his way into telling a compelling love story, from coup de foudre to coeur brisé?

From Washington Post

So-called broken rice, com tâm in Vietnam and riz brisé in Senegal — shifted by the French from one colony to the other in the first half of the 20th century — consists of the grains that fracture when run through the mill and was once disdained and sold on the cheap.

From New York Times

Such was the case with one of the ambitious projects featured in the book, the playful yet slick Brise Soleil.

From Los Angeles Times

Sherman called the injury reports “meaningless things on paper even though you are going to play or whatever it is. They’ve got to put that his ankle is sore, his hipe is sore or he’s got a brise on his hand. But gusy are tough — if you are going to play, what’s the point?’

From Seattle Times