pas de chat

From French pas de chat (literally “cat's step”).

pas de chat (plural pas de chat or pas de chats)

1. (ballet) A sideways jump with both feet brought as high as possible, knees apart, while in the air.

• death caps

• IPA^(key): /pa d(ə) ʃa/ ~ /pɑ d(ə) ʃa/

pas de chat m (plural pas de chat)

1. a defect or flaw in a piece of cloth, a spot where warp ends are missing^[1]