port de brasn.

Brit.

/ˌpɔː də ˈbrɑː/, U.S.

/ˌpɔr(t) də ˈbrɑ/

Inflections: Plural ports de bras.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French port de bras.

Etymology: < French port de bras (20th cent.) < port port n.⁴ + de de prep. + bras (see brace n.¹).

Ballet.

The action or manner of moving and poising the arms; (also) any of a series of exercises designed to develop graceful movement and disposition of the arms.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > movements > arm movements

port de bras1912

1912 Dancing Times Aug. 449/2 Arms... The Port de Bras, and exercises thereon.

1919 Auburn (Illinois) Community Booster 14 Oct. 1/7 The fundamental bar exercises—port de bras, etc—once mastered, will always be of use. The fundamentals of ballet technique always have and always will be practically the same.

1958 Times 22 Aug. 6/3 So gracious and erect was her head held on her shoulders, so beautifully poised her ports de bras.

1991 Américas 43 48 Audiences everywhere gasped as he knelt into an effortless port de bras so deep, his head grazed the floor behind him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	port de bras
释义	port de brasn. Brit. /ˌpɔː də ˈbrɑː/, U.S. /ˌpɔr(t) də ˈbrɑ/ Inflections: Plural ports de bras. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French port de bras. Etymology: < French port de bras (20th cent.) < port port n.⁴ + de de prep. + bras (see brace n.¹). Ballet. The action or manner of moving and poising the arms; (also) any of a series of exercises designed to develop graceful movement and disposition of the arms. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > movements > arm movements port de bras1912 1912 Dancing Times Aug. 449/2 Arms... The Port de Bras, and exercises thereon. 1919 Auburn (Illinois) Community Booster 14 Oct. 1/7 The fundamental bar exercises—port de bras, etc—once mastered, will always be of use. The fundamentals of ballet technique always have and always will be practically the same. 1958 Times 22 Aug. 6/3 So gracious and erect was her head held on her shoulders, so beautifully poised her ports de bras. 1991 Américas 43 48 Audiences everywhere gasped as he knelt into an effortless port de bras so deep, his head grazed the floor behind him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1912
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