Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
(ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet);
VERB (1)
1.
do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pirouette \Pir`ou*ette"\, n. [F.; of uncertain origin.]
1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
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2. (Man.) The whirling about of a horse.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pirouette \Pir`ou*ette"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pirouetted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Pirouetting.] [F. pirouetter.]
To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer.
[1913 Webster] Pirry
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pirouette
n 1: (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes
as in ballet)
v 1: do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance