"port de bras" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: French port de bras (literally “carriage of the arms”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|port de bras|lit=carriage of the arms}} French port de bras (literally “carriage of the arms”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} port de bras
  1. (ballet) An exercise in which the arms are moved to different positions, sometimes also incorporating upper-body movements. Categories (topical): Ballet
    Sense id: en-port_de_bras-en-noun-Fj~JZn3n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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