Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A position in ballet in which the dancer stands at an angle to the audience so that part of the body is hidden from view.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from past participle of effacer, to efface; see efface.]
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