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  1. Pirouette
    In ballet, a pirouette is a complete turn, or a series of turns, on one leg.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/VP.HTM

  2. Pirouette
    [dressage] A Pirouette is a French word for the Ballet reference, "to whirl about." A pirouette is a two-track lateral movement asked of a horse in dressage, in which the animal makes a circle with its front end around a smaller circle made by the hind end. Specifically, the front legs and o...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirouette_(dressage)

  3. pirouette
    [n] - a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) 2. [v] - do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=pirouette

  4. Pirouette
    A device invented by Huygens for increasing the arc (and therefore the momentum) of the balance-wheel in a verge escapement.   The balance-staff carries a pinion which engages with a vertical wheel of contrate form;  the pallets are on the arbor of this rather than on the balance-staff itself....
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  5. Pirouette
    Pir`ou·ette' noun [ F.; of uncertain origin.] 1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing. 2. (Man.) The whirling about of a horse.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/94

  6. Pirouette
    Pir`ou·ette' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pirouetted ; present participle & verbal noun Pirouetting .] [ French pirouetter .] To perform a pirouette; to whirl, li...
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  7. pirouette
    noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
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  8. Pirouette
    • (n.) The whirling about of a horse. • (v. i.) To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer. • (n.) A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
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  9. pirouette
    (from the article `dressage`) ...and extension, all in response to barely perceptible movements of its rider`s hands, legs, and weight. Typical haute école movements include the ... ...specialized form of dressage, reaching its ultimate development at the Vienna school in its traditional white Lipp...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/72

  10. pirouette
    (French: `to whirl about`), ballet turn in place on one leg. The pirouette is often done in spectacular series, which women usually perform on toe ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/72

  11. Pirouette
    Circle executed on two tracks with the radius equal to the length of the horse, with the forehand moving around the haunches and maintaining the exact rhythm and sequence of footfalls of the gait being used
    Found op http://www.gaitedhorses.net/Articles/HorseGlossary.html

  12. Pirouette
    Old term for full twist jump
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21601

  13. pirouette
    1) Ballet spin 2) Ballet whirl 3) Dance step 4) Spin 5) Twirl 6) Twist 7) Twisting 8) Whirl
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/pirouette/1

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