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épaulement

[ French ey-pohl-mahn ]

noun

, Ballet.
, plural é·paule·ments [ey-pohl-, mahn].
  1. a position in which the shoulders are at right angles to the direction of the supporting leg, with one shoulder thrust forward and one back.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of épaulement1

1680–90; < French, equivalent to épaule ( epaulet ) + -ment -ment

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