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‖ entrechat|ɑ̃trʃa|
[Fr. entrechat, ad. It. (capriola) intrecciata a complicated caper, f. intrecciare, f. in in + treccia tress, plait.]
A figure or feat in dancing, in which the performer, during a leap from the ground, strikes the heels together a number of times.
1775Jeans in Lett. 1st Earl Malmesbury (1870) I. 309 He found that he was incapable of himself to rival his brother performer in his entrechats. 1821Edgeworth Mem. II. 120 He could actually complete an entrechat of ten distinct beats. 1826Miss Mitford Village Ser. ii. (1863) 282 Such pirouettes and entrechats as none but French heels could achieve. a1845Barham Ingol. Leg., House Warming, Gracious me what an entrechat! Oh, what a bound! |