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Definition of: pirouette
(pir′
·et′) noun
A rapid whirling upon the toes in dancing.
—v.i. ·et·ted, ·et·ting To make a pirouette. [<F, lit., a spinning top, prob. <dial. F piroue a top; ult. origin uncertain]
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