Definitions
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- noun ballet A position in which the
feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart. - noun fashion An open-crotch undergarment.
Etymologies
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Examples
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This j’ouvert is a relatively recent addition to the Notting Hill Carnival, organised by CD Jam, a small collective of Carnival performers.
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This j’ouvert is a relatively recent addition to the Notting Hill Carnival, organised by CD Jam, a small collective of Carnival performers.
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The dentist exchanged some veal sandwiches with a Jew for ham ones; a lawyer from the Borough offered two slices of toast for a hard-boiled egg; in fact there was a petty market "ouvert" held.
Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities Robert Smith Surtees 1833
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The name J'ouvert originates from the French jour ouvert, meaning day break or morning, and signals the start of the bacchanalia that is Carnival.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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(from the French jour ouvert, meaning opening day).
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(from the French jour ouvert, meaning opening day).
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(from the French jour ouvert, meaning opening day).
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Il a ouvert a tous ceux qui ne voient pas les portes du savoir.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Français · Chine: Un Internet à visage ouvert fait peur
Global Voices in English » China: The fear implied in a real-name internet 2009
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Il a ouvert a tous ceux qui ne voient pas les portes du savoir.
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