What does "ballet" mean?
Ballet: The company of persons who perform the ballet.
Additional senses
- 2.(Mus.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
- 3.(Her.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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