Tendu Definition
tāndo͝o
noun
Any of several Asian ebony trees.
American Heritage
(ballet) A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
Wiktionary
adjective
Relating to or being a ballet position in which a muscle or limb is stretched out.
Battement tendu.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Tendu
Noun
Singular:
tendu
Plural:
tendusOrigin of Tendu
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French from past participle of tendre to stretch from Old French from Latin tendere ten- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Hindi tendū from Sanskrit tainduka- pertaining to tindukaḥ the evergreen tree Diospyros embryopteris
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French tendu (“stretched")
From Wiktionary
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