noun
- a ballet slipper with a reinforced toe that allows dancers to dance on the tips of their toes
Usage: dance
Examples
- The ballerina carefully tied the ribbons of her toeshoes before the performance.
- Learning to dance en pointe requires properly fitted toeshoes.
- She broke in her new toeshoes by wearing them during practice.
- The dancer’s toeshoes were worn out after months of rehearsals.
- Professional ballet companies provide toeshoes for their principal dancers.
- The young student was excited to get her first pair of toeshoes.