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Definition of Ballerinas
1. ballerina [n] - See also: ballerina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballerinas
Literary usage of Ballerinas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Englishman in Paris (Notes and Recollections) by Albert Dresden Vandam (1893)
"And when the ingenuity in devising both was in danger of becoming exhausted, the
supreme resource of these ladies was to turn themselves into ballerinas; ..."
2. How to Teach Art to Children: Grades 1-6by Tanya Skelton, Joy Evans by Tanya Skelton, Joy Evans (2001)
"Show examples of Degas' ballerinas. Ask students to describe details about the
... Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is famous for his paintings of ballerinas. ..."
3. An Englishman in Paris (Notes and Recollections) by Albert Dresden Vandam (1893)
"And when the ingenuity in devising both was in danger of becoming exhausted, the
supreme resource of these ladies was to turn themselves into ballerinas; ..."
4. The Battle with the Slum by Jacob August Riis (1902)
"The wares were dancing girls with tremendous limbs and very brief skirts of
tricolor gauze, — " ballerinas," in her vocabulary, — and monkeys with tin hats, ..."
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