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pointe

  [Fr. pwant]
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–noun, plural pointes  [Fr. pwant] . Ballet.
1. the tip of the toe.
2. a position on the extreme tips of the toes.
Origin:
1820–30; < F: pointe(du pied) tiptoe, lit., extremity of the foot
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pointe   (pwäɴt)   
n.  In ballet, dancing that is performed on the tips of the toes.

[From French pointe (des pieds), point (of the feet), tiptoe; see point.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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