Pirouette

(pĭr'/oo-ĕt'), n. [Fr., properly a turning wheel, from pied, foot, and roue, wheel, hence roulette, a little wheel, because it turns on its axle or pivot, as on a foot.]

1. A whirling, or turning, about on the toes in dancing.
2. (Man.) The circumvolution of a horse on the same ground.