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pointe shoe

pointe shoe noun: a type of shoe with a strengthened toe, used for dancing on pointe.

pointe shoe: a type of shoe with a strengthened toe, used for dancing on pointe
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Noun

pointe shoe (plural pointe shoes)

  1. (ballet) A type of shoe with a strengthened toe, used for dancing on pointe.
    • Instead, I would stick to dancing and continue plunging my toes into the beautiful, tight, shiny sheaths called pointe shoes.2004, Toni Bentley, The Surrender

Forms of pointe shoe

pluralpointe shoes

Questions about pointe shoe

What does pointe shoe mean?
Pointe shoe means a type of shoe with a strengthened toe, used for dancing on pointe.
What part of speech is pointe shoe?
Pointe shoe is a noun.
What is the plural of pointe shoe?
The plural of pointe shoe is pointe shoes.

Words near pointe shoe in the dictionary

  1. pointclouds
  2. pointcut
  3. pointcuts
  4. pointe
  5. Pointe Coupee Parish
  6. pointe shoe
  7. pointe shoes
  8. Pointe à la Hache
  9. Pointe-Claire
  10. Pointe-Noire
  11. Pointe-à-Pitre

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