renversé

[ rahn-ver-sey; French rahn-ver-sey ]

adjective

, Ballet.

1. performed with the body bent from the waist:

   a pirouette renversé.

Word History and Origins

Origin of renversé¹

1645–55; < French: literally, turned back

Example Sentences

On Mauritius, it is quite easy to see the Chinese influence in dishes such as bol renversé, a Sino-Mauritian dish that dramatically layers rice, bok choy and chicken with soy sauce, oyster sauce and fish sauce.

From Washington Post

Mr. Cirio, new to the company this spring, brought off the tricky multiple pirouettes with a better final change of focus — “renversé,” with the head and upper body arching during the turn — better than anyone I have seen in 20 years.

From New York Times

What a Parcel of Flowers and Graces might one pick up in his Writings, if it was more a propos, such as Slender Difficulty, Lean Temper, touchy Point, Cheek by Joule, to con over, to be Uppish, Intents and Purposes, to glitter upon the Senses, Enrichments, renverse, Deconcert, bigger Entertainment of the Soul, don't, on't, can't, won't, 'tis, it's, at's, and the frequent Use of Proverbs.

From Project Gutenberg

Her greatest fortune is her renversé, the turn on the spot in which the head and upper body are arched backward.

From New York Times

Then he becomes one of those men who, like the conspirators denounced by Corneille, Si tout n'est renversé ne sauraient subsister.

From Project Gutenberg