brisé

 [bree-zey; Fr. bree-zey]  

bri·sé

   [bree-zey; Fr. bree-zey]
noun, plural bri·sés  [-zeyz; Fr. -zey] .
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
Origin:
1780–90; < French: literally, broken, past participle of briser to break; see brisance
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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