Definitions
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- noun ballet A move in which the leg and foot
stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Maoists had called tendu leaf boycotts in the past to force prices up, but this time it didn't work.
Archive 2006-10-01 Abhay N 2006
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The Maoists had called tendu leaf boycotts in the past to force prices up, but this time it didn't work.
State Pulse: Chhattisgarh: Fighting the Naxals Abhay N 2006
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Most of the inhabitants are subsistence farmers eking a meagre cash income from selling forest products, such as tendu patta.
Archive 2006-08-01 Abhay N 2006
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I had to think of some way to remember the ballet terms though, so when Chen Lueng started talking about the French word "tendu", I tried to remember the sound and immediately thought of the Chinese sounds "Ton Jiu", which means "nine pieces of lollies" -- backwards.
Mao's Last Dancer Li, Cunxin, 1961- 2003
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I had to think of some way to remember the ballet terms though, so when Chen Lueng started talking about the French word "tendu", I tried to remember the sound and immediately thought of the Chinese sounds "Ton Jiu", which means "nine pieces of lollies" -- backwards.
Mao's last dancer Li, Cunxin, 1961- 2003
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"They mainly extort money from traders of 'tendu' leaves, iron ore mining firms, small and big contractors and transporters," added the 57-year-old politician.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Sujeet Kumar 2009
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Anyone with an interest in experimental theatre or conceptual art should try it.tendu. tv
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Le facteur m'a alors tendu un carton en me souhaitant une bonne journee!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008
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In Chhattisgarh and in Orissa, the villagers have clashed repeatedly with the Maoists who are involved in racketeering of forest resources including tendu leaves and babui fibres.
CPI(Marxist) criticism of the Revolutionary Maoists / Naxalites /CPI(Maoist) Abhay N 2007
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Dans son jardin «magique», un cabanon fait office de temple et de cabinet de consultation : un charivari mystico-ésotérique tendu de rouge, un bric-à-brac saturé d'encens, de statuettes païennes et religieuses, de pentacles et de bougies.
Carmen : The Last Witch Christopher 2007
artoparts commented on the word tendu
(tohn dew) Literally, "to stretch"; a common abbreviation for - battement tendu (Ballet)
October 1, 2008