[plee-ey] 
[plee-eyz; Fr. plee-ey] . Ballet. | a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight. |
| pli·é (plē-ā') n. A ballet movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight. [French, from past participle of plier, to fold, bend, from Old French; see pliant.] |
