Ballet /(băl"lā̇` [or] băl"lĕt; 277)/

Bal·let

Ballet

n.
  1. An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.
  2. The company of persons who perform the ballet.
  3. A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers; -- also spelled ballett. (Mus.)
  4. A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color. (Her.)