plié

See also: plie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French plié. Doublet of plicate.

Noun

plié (plural pliés)

1. (ballet) A smooth and continuous bending of the knees

Derived terms

• plié squat

See also

• Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Pile, pile, IEPL, Lipe, Piel, Peil, peil

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pli.je/

• Audio:

  (file)

Participle

plié (feminine pliée, masculine plural pliés, feminine plural pliées)

1. past participle of plier

Adjective

plié (feminine pliée, masculine plural pliés, feminine plural pliées)

1. (informal) in stitches

   Synonym: mort de rire

Usage notes

• Always predicative.

Further reading

• “plié”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pile, pilé

Italian

Noun

plié m (invariable)

1. plié

Anagrams

• peli, pile

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare French pli.

Noun

plié m (plural pliés)

1. (Jersey, sewing) pleat