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Definition of Battement
1. Noun. (ballet) A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A thumping or beating sensation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Battement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battement
Literary usage of Battement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antique Greek Dance, After Sculptured and Painted Figures by Maurice Emmanuel (1916)
"The Strike (battement).—To execute the battement, quickly move the active leg
away from the supporting leg, and then bring them together again. ..."
2. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"battement, s. m battement de mains, clapping of hands. battement d'ailes, flapping
of wings. battements de pouls, pulsations, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"battement (Fr.) i. An obsolete grace, consisting of a short trill preceding the
principal tone and beginning on the auxiliary a semitone below it. ..."
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