pointe
The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
Noun
- The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
- 2007: Classical dance manages to get along without too many momentous events shuddering beneath its pointe work. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3
Origin
From French pointe (“point, tip”). Doublet of point, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.