jeté

[ zhuh-tey ]

/ ʒəˈteɪ /

noun, plural je·tés [zhuh-teyz; French zhuh-tey]. /ʒəˈteɪz; French ʒəˈteɪ/. Ballet.

a jump forward, backward, or to the side, from one foot to the other.

Origin of jeté

1820–30; <French: literally, thrown, past participle of jeter to throw; see jet¹

Words nearby jeté

jetbead, jet-black, jet boat, jetborne, jet condenser, jeté, jet-enamelled ware, jet engine, jetfighter, jetfoil, jet gun

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Example sentences from the Web for jeté

I had seen him once or twice before, in the street and on the Jete.
The Law Inevitable|Louis Couperus
Next day, when she was sitting with Mrs. Uxeley and a couple of friends on the Jete, she seemed to see the same thing again.
The Law Inevitable|Louis Couperus
He was polite but kept a courteous distance when he joined the two ladies for a moment in the gardens or on the Jete.
The Law Inevitable|Louis Couperus
In the afternoon she drove out, alighted at the Jete, paid her visits.
The Law Inevitable|Louis Couperus

British Dictionary definitions for jeté

jeté

/ (ʒəˈteɪ) /

noun

ballet a step in which the dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other

Word Origin for jeté

French, literally: thrown, from jeter; see jet 1

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单词	jeté
释义	jeté [ zhuh-tey ] / ʒəˈteɪ / noun, plural je·tés [zhuh-teyz; French zhuh-tey]. /ʒəˈteɪz; French ʒəˈteɪ/. Ballet. a jump forward, backward, or to the side, from one foot to the other. Origin of jeté 1820–30; <French: literally, thrown, past participle of jeter to throw; see jet¹ Words nearby jeté jetbead, jet-black, jet boat, jetborne, jet condenser, jeté, jet-enamelled ware, jet engine, jetfighter, jetfoil, jet gun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jeté I had seen him once or twice before, in the street and on the Jete. The Law Inevitable\|Louis Couperus Next day, when she was sitting with Mrs. Uxeley and a couple of friends on the Jete, she seemed to see the same thing again. The Law Inevitable\|Louis Couperus He was polite but kept a courteous distance when he joined the two ladies for a moment in the gardens or on the Jete. The Law Inevitable\|Louis Couperus In the afternoon she drove out, alighted at the Jete, paid her visits. The Law Inevitable\|Louis Couperus British Dictionary definitions for jeté jeté / (ʒəˈteɪ) / noun ballet a step in which the dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other Word Origin for jeté French, literally: thrown, from jeter; see jet 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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