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Definition of Ballets
1. ballet [n] - See also: ballet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballets
Literary usage of Ballets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1907)
"In 1747 he returned to Paris, and composed several ballets [among them the '
Ballet Chinois '], for the Opéra Comique, the success of which aroused so much ..."
2. Lives of the Most Eminent French Writers by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1840)
"In those days, as in those of our Elizabeth, the king and courtiers took parts
in the ballets.* These comedie-ballets * The king often danced in these ..."
3. Hakluytus posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"... Armie since they entred in the Groyne, till they came on the Coast of England,
with two ballets* com- *L,'h°ltf" pounded by ..."
4. My Lifetime by John Hollingshead (1895)
"Stage direction—Musical reforms—M. Riviere—Improved ballets— Illegal
pantomime—Prosecution—Conviction—Fines—The "Cancan " imported—Free of duty — Finette ..."
5. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1807)
"... as an exhibition of ballets, pantomimes, and horsemanship. But, from some
misunderstanding among the principal proprietors, the entertainments ceased; ..."
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