pointe

[ French pwant ]
/ French pwɛ̃t /

noun, plural pointes [French pwant] /French pwɛ̃t/. Ballet.

the tip of the toe.
a position on the extreme tips of the toes.

Idioms for pointe

    on/en pointe, supporting one’s body weight on the extreme tips of the toes:dancing on pointe. Also on/en pointes.

Origin of pointe

1820–30; < French: pointe ( du pied) “tiptoe,” literally, “extremity of the foot”

Words nearby pointe

point-of-sale terminal, point-set, point-system test types, point-to-point, pointal, pointe, pointe claire, pointe-aux-trembles, pointe-noire, pointe-à-pitre, pointed

British Dictionary definitions for en pointe

pointe
/ (pɔɪnt) /

noun

ballet the tip of the toe (esp in the phrase on pointes)

Word Origin for pointe

from French: point