|
|
Definition of Pointe
1. Noun. (context: ballet) The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pointe
1. a ballet position [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pointe
Literary usage of Pointe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Thus any one relating to the position'of two variable pointe, by introducing
their coordinates, can be made to depend on quadruple integrals,—whether in ..."
2. History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan by Silas Farmer (1890)
"June 28, 1808 Grosse pointe. June 28, 1808 ... Grosse pointe. ... 31, 1808 Grosse
pointe. July 21, 1808 Detroit. Now known as the Labrosse Farm. ..."
3. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1887)
"The seasons were as inexorable at Grande pointe as elsewhere, but there was no
fierceness in them. ..."
4. Bonaventure: A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana by George Washington Cable (1888)
"... GRANDE pointe. CHAPTER I. A STRANGER. FROM College Point to Bell's Point,
sixty miles above New Orleans, the Mississippi runs nearly from west to east. ..."
5. Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts by Lynne M. Sullivan (2003)
"... that we're chocolate fiends and went straight for the banana-spiked chocolate
mousse. Excellent choice. • pointe Milou Le Ti St-Barth pointe Milou Hills ..."
Other Resources:
