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• portiere
  portiere

  noun

  a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
• portière
  portière

  noun

  a curtain hung in a doorway

portiere

American  

[pawr-tyair, -teer, pohr-, pawr-tee-air, pohr-] / pɔrˈtjɛər, -ˈtɪər, poʊr-, ˌpɔr tiˈɛər, ˌpoʊr- /

Or portière

noun

1. a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.

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portière British  

/ ˌpɔːtɪˈɛə, pɔrtjɛr /

noun

1. a curtain hung in a doorway

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Other Word Forms

• portiered
  adjective
• portièred
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of portiere

1835–45; < French portière < Medieval Latin portāria, noun use of feminine of Late Latin portārius; see porter ²

Related Words

• decoration
• drape
• drapery
• screen
• shade
• shroud
• shutter
• veil