demi-pointe

[ dem-ee-point; French duh-mee-pwant ]
/ ˌdɛm iˈpɔɪnt; French də miˈpwɛ̃t /

noun, plural dem·i-pointes [dem-ee-points; French duh-mee-pwant] /ˌdɛm iˈpɔɪnts; French də miˈpwɛ̃t/. Ballet.

a position on the balls of the feet.

Origin of demi-pointe

< French demi-pointe ( des pieds) literally, half-tiptoe; see demi-, pointe

Words nearby demi-pointe

demi-culverin, demi-détourné, demi-hunter, demi-pension, demi-plié, demi-pointe, demi-sec, demi-vierge, demibastion, demicanton, demigauntlet bandage