emboîté

adjective

em·​boî·​té

äⁿbwȧtā

of a ballet step

: joined with the feet interlocked

Word History

Etymology

French, from past participle of emboîter to put in a box, encase, fit together, from em- en- entry 1 + boîte box, from Old French boiste

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