en tire-bouchon

[Fr. ahn teer-boo-shawn]

en tire-bou·chon

[Fr. ahn teer-boo-shawn]
noun Ballet.
a position in which the thigh of one leg is raised up high to the side and the point of the toe touches the knee of the supporting leg.

Origin:
< French; literally, like a corkscrew
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