batterie

[ bat-uh-ree; French batuh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Ballet.

, plural bat·te·ries [bat, -, uh, -reez, b, a, t, uh, -, ree].

a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
(in tap dancing) a rapid succession of taps, often compared to drumming or to machine-gun fire.
battery ( def 11 ).

From French, dating back to 1705–15; battery

The big cannons—la batterie triomphale—we see behind the moats are those captured in the Napolonic wars.

How can public virtue keep its ground against such a rush of the raw material, covered by such a batterie de cuisine?

Quickly is their colossal batterie de cuisine placed on the fire; still more quickly is it emptied.

In the model kitchen is the exquisite range, with its polished batterie de cuisine.

And yet, a housewife's batterie de cuisine was of the simplest.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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