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pointe

American  
[pwant] / pwɛ̃t /

noun

Ballet.

plural

pointes

  1. the tip of the toe.

  2. a position on the extreme tips of the toes.

idioms

  1. on / en pointe, supporting one’s body weight on the extreme tips of the toes: null onen pointes

    dancing on pointe.
pointe British  
/ pɔɪnt /

noun

  1. ballet the tip of the toe (esp in the phrase on pointes )

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Etymology

Origin of pointe

1820–30; < French: pointe ( du pied ) “tiptoe,” literally, “extremity of the foot”

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