(n.) 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.
(n.) The company of persons who perform the ballet.
(n.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or
chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
(n.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls,
which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
