Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A woman who is a ballet dancer.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A female dancer; specifically, a ballet-dancer.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A professional female dancer; a woman who dances at a public exhibition as in a ballet.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a female ballet dancer
Etymologies
- French, feminine of danseur, danseur; see danseur. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“It is because of this groundswell that people like writer Shashi Tharoor, danseuse Mallika Sarabhai and ABN AMRO India chief Meera Sanyal stepped up to contest the elections.”
“The Indian internet community has also been abuzz with discussions on the controversy surrounding Varun Gandhi's inflammatory anti-Muslim speech and subsequent imprisonment, the incidents of shoe-throwing against Congress politicians P Chidambambaram and Naveen Jindal and BJP leader L K Advani, and the election campaigns of writer Shashi Tharoor, danseuse Mallika Sarabhai and ABN AMRO India chief Meera Sanyal.”
Global Voices in English » India’s First Digital Elections Evoke Strong Reactions Online
“Petite danseuse de quatorze ans bronze with muslin skirt and satin hair ribbon with wooden base”
“So back at Death Valley Junction we stop at the white adobe Amargosa Opera House, where the founding danseuse, now 86, is still putting on the show, though from a wheel chair/scooter.”
The Huffington Post: Richard Bangs: Death Valley Daze, Part II
“It appears that she was for - merly a danseuse at the Allegro, and that she has known the bridegroom for some years.”
“Pandit Sunayana Hazarila the Kathak danseuse from Banaras gharana of Pandit Jankiprasad performed at IGIDR as part of SPIC-MCCAY on 28 March 2009.”
“The top lot of the week was Edgar Degas 'iconic bronze sculpture "Petite danseuse de quatorze ans," which fetched £13.3 million at Sotheby's (estimate: £9 million-£12 million) -- an auction record for a sculpture by Degas.”
The Wall Street Journal: Art-World Jitters Ahead of Contemporary Auctions
“Edgar Degas's iconic bronze sculpture "Petite danseuse de quatorze ans," depicting a teenage ballet dancer, is estimated at £9 million-£12 million.”
“Sotheby's nevertheless got the strongest price of these London sales when it sold Edgar Degas 'bronze statue an impish ballerina, "Petite danseuse de quatorze ans," to an Asian telephone bidder for $19 million, over its $17 million high estimate.”
The Wall Street Journal: Case of the Blues for London Auctions
“Sotheby's nevertheless got the strongest price of these London sales when it sold Edgar Degas 'bronze statue of an impish ballerina, "Petite danseuse de quatorze ans," to an Asian telephone bidder for $19 million, over its $17 million high estimate.”
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