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Definition of Releve
1. Noun. (ballet) A position in which the dancer rises from any position to balance on one or both feet on at least demi-pointe, or possibly full pointe ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Releve
1. a raising onto the toe in ballet [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Releve
Literary usage of Releve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chronicle of Froissart by Jean Froissart (1901)
"There was done many a feat of armes; many a Howe sir one taken, and rescued
agayne; and he that was ones downe, Charles of it was herde for hym to releve ..."