| Ballet (ballet) |
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| n. | (b l"l***asl]` or bl"l t;
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| ||Bal"let` |
| [F., a dim. of bal dance. See 2d
Ball, ] |
An artistic
dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number
of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and
dancing.
The company of persons who perform the
ballet.
A light part song, or madrigal,
with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan
madrigal composers.
A bearing in coats of arms,
representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates,
etc., according to color.
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