(ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
<noun.act> [ verb ]
do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
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Pirouette \Pir`ou*ette"\, n. [F.; of uncertain origin.] 1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.
2. (Man.) The whirling about of a horse.
Pirouette \Pir`ou*ette"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pirouetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pirouetting}.] [F. pirouetter.] To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer.
Mr. Moseley once slammed the door of a plant superintendent's office with such force that a picture did a pirouette on the wall, Mr. Lutes recalls.