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brisé

[ bree-zey; French bree-zey ]

noun

, plural bri·sés [bree-, zeyz, b, r, ee-, zey].
  1. a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of brisé1

1780–90; < French: literally, broken, past participle of briser to break; brisance

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Example Sentences

Si le barrage des Dardanelles n'était pas brisé, il serait tourné.

A hero is no hero unless he has "ravaged brows," is "blasé" or "brisé" or "fatigué."

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