plie

nounC1Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speech — pliers sits at #7,849leans spoken

A plie is a bending of the knees with the back held straight. Begin with a plie.

It is the first thing in every class and the foundation of every jump and landing. A plie done badly puts the whole weight onto the knee rather than through the leg.

Definitions of plie

1nounplieA bending of the knees with the back held straight.C1
“Every class began with a plie at the barre.”

plie is a movement.

Where it comes from

French
plié
English
plié
English, today
plie

plié Borrowed from French plié. a doublet of plicate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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plie

nounC1Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speech — pliers sits at #7,849leans spoken

A plie is a bending of the knees with the back held straight. Begin with a plie.

It is the first thing in every class and the foundation of every jump and landing. A plie done badly puts the whole weight onto the knee rather than through the leg.

Definitions of plie

1nounplieA bending of the knees with the back held straight.C1
“Every class began with a plie at the barre.”

plie is a movement.

Where it comes from

French
plié
English
plié
English, today
plie

plié Borrowed from French plié. a doublet of plicate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA