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portière

noun
/poɹˈtjɛɹ/US/ˌpɔːtɪˈɛə/UK

Etymology

From French portière, derived from porte (“door”) + -ière.

  1. borrowed from portière

Definitions

  1. A car door.

  2. A hanging, such as a heavy curtain, placed over a door or doorway

    A hanging, such as a heavy curtain, placed over a door or doorway; a door curtain.

    • Carefully unfolding it, he spread it on the floor. It proved to be a curtain or portière, beautifully stencilled with a design on roses.

The neighborhood

Derived

portièred

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA