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tendu

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English

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Etymology 1

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From French tendu (stretched).

Noun

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tendu (plural tendus)

  1. (ballet) A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hindi तेंदू (tendū), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka).

Noun

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tendu (plural tendus)

  1. Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers. (clarification of this definition is needed)
    • 1866 January 29, W. McNeile, Best Means of Keeping Water Sweet when Stored in Tanks, page 12:
      [] the milky stems of Ak and Thubar, and all parts of the Tendu, have a noxious effect on the water. The Tendu is said to be so poisonous that if a branch fall into the water the fish of the tank will die.
    • 2004, Kaushik Basu, India's Emerging Economy, Penguin Random House LLC, →ISBN, page 309:
      More than 3 million workers are involved in the tendu leaf collection.
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French

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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tendu (feminine tendue, masculine plural tendus, feminine plural tendues)

  1. past participle of tendre

Adjective

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tendu (feminine tendue, masculine plural tendus, feminine plural tendues)

  1. tight; taut
  2. (of a person) tense, on edge

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