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pointe shoes

pointe shoes is the plural of pointe shoe.

Meaning of pointe shoe

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

Questions about pointe shoes

What is pointe shoes the plural of?
Pointe shoes is the plural of pointe shoe.

Words near pointe shoes in the dictionary

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

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