plastique

[ pla-steek; French pla-steek ]

noun

1. a ballet technique for mastering the art of slow, controlled movement and statuelike posing.
2. plastic explosive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plastique¹

1795–1805; < French: plastic

Example Sentences

“Bitcoin has the volatility of hot C4 plastique sitting over an open flame,” says Strategic News Service’s Mark Anderson in his “Future of Bitcoin” report.

From Forbes

With him it's a completely different way of using your body, a different plastique.

From The Guardian

We saw one or two of our diplomatic friends disporting themselves at one of the theatres where there were "poses plastiques" very well done.

From Project Gutenberg

She became famous for her “attitudes,” a series of poses plastiques in which she represented classical and other figures.

From Project Gutenberg

Both Guillem and Le Riche have sublime plastique, that coalescence of softness, flexion and tempered steel that gives movement its flow.

From The Guardian