ballet shoe

noun

plural ballet shoes

1

: a shoe that is worn by ballet dancers: such as

a

: ballet slipper

Those auditioning must be enrolled in a dance class at a dance studio. Girls should wear a black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet shoes and wear their hair in a bun for the auditions.

—Angela Bauer

b

: pointe shoe

Megan Teixeira, 11, loves the weightless feeling of being on pointe, balanced on the toes of her ballet shoes.

—Linda Borg

2

: ballet flat sense 1

For one thing, any dress next summer—or this winter, for that matter—can be paired with flats or ballet shoes.

—Elizabeth Wellington

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ballet shoe

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou