Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ballet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ballet \Bal"let`\, n. [F., a dim. of bal dance. See 2d {Ball},
n.]
1. An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment,
or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women.
Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.
2. The company of persons who perform the ballet.
3. (Mus.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden
or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal
composers.
4. (Her.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or
more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc.,
according to color.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ballet
n 1: a theatrical representation of a story performed to music by
ballet dancers [syn: {concert dance}]
2: music written for a ballet
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