单词 | ballon |
释义 | † ballonn.1 Obsolete. rare. A small bale or package. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > bale of paper ballon1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Bale A bale or ballon of paper..consists of 14 reams. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021). ballonn.2 1. Elasticity and buoyancy in dancing; esp. (Ballet) the ability to appear effortlessly suspended while performing movements during a jump. Also: an action or step displaying this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > movement > specific movements gambol1509 gamond?a1513 frisco?1520 brawl1521 frisk1525 friscal1570 goat's jump1589 caper1592 capriole1596 capering1598 amble1607 friscado1634 rising1694 sink1706 moulinet1785 ballon1828 toeing1871 bump1931 heel turn1933 partnering1939 grind1946 shake1946 thigh lift1949 cambré1952 1828 R. Barton tr. C. Blasis Code of Terpsichore ii. i. 53 Observe the ballon [Fr. Observez le ballon]; nothing can be more delightful than to see you bounding with graceful elasticity in your steps, scarcely touching the ground, and seeming at every movement on the point of flying into the air. 1922 H. de V. Beauclerk & N. Evrenov tr. ‘V. Svetlov’ Thamar Karsavina 32 When he [sc. Nijinsky] was rehearsing it was customary for other artists to..ask him to show them his great step (ballon). 1936 A. L. Haskell Prelude to Ballet 111 Ballon, referring not to the height of a jump but to the correct manner of landing in order to take off again (i.e. bounce). 1958 Times 11 Dec. 3/2 As he [sc. Stravinsky] came on to the platform he stumbled and regained his balance with a dancer's ballon. 1993–4 Dance Internat. Winter 36/2 Hortensio, the mandolin-playing suitor, was danced by the darkly handsome Aleksandar Antonijevic with brilliant beats and ballon. 2. A balloon glass (see balloon glass n. at balloon n. Compounds 2). Also attributive, as ballon glass, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > glass glassc888 verrea1382 Venice glass1527 rummer1625 bottle glass1626 Malaga glassa1627 flute1649 flute-glass1668 long glass1680 mum-glass1684 toasting glass1703 wine glass1709 tulip-glass1755 tun-glass1755 water glass1779 tumbler-glass1795 Madeira glass1801 tumbling glass1803 noggin glass1805 champagne glass1815 table glass1815 balloon glass1819 copita1841 firing glass1842 nobbler1842 thimble glass1843 wine1848 liqueur-glass1850 straw-stem1853 pokal1854 goblet1856 mousseline1862 pony glass1862 long-sleever1872 cocktail glass1873 champagne flute1882 yard-glass1882 sleever1896 tea-glass1898 liqueur1907 dock-glass1911 toast-master glass1916 Waterford1916 stem-glass1922 Pilsner glass1923 Amen glass1924 ballon1930 balloon goblet1931 thistle glass1935 snifter1937 balloon1951 shot-glass1955 handle1956 tulip1961 schooner1967 champagne fountain1973 1930 Times 22 Oct. 9/6 Pour a little Bisquit Dubouché brandy into a big, thin ballon glass. 1939 J. Dell Nobody ordered Wolves xvii. 296 ‘I've just been thinking,’ he declared, turning a ballon slowly by the stem. 1981 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 3 Oct. Folks make a damn fuss about glasses—wine glasses.., brandy ballons, Champagne flutes, what have you. 2004 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 30 June (Style Suppl.) E2 The back label on the Chimay ale..recommends serving it in a glass with a round bowl (like a big ballon-style wine glass). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.11753n.21828 |
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