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portiered

  • a word derived from portiere.
    portiere
    noun
    a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
portièred
  • a word derived from portière.
    portiere
    noun
    a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.

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She had scarcely disappeared when, from the portiered doorway nearby, the Clutching Hand appeared, and, after gazing out at them, took a quick look at the safe.

From The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

The light had not come from that direction, it had come through a portièred archway in quite the opposite direction, but for the moment his mind was chaotic, out of control.

From Doors of the Night by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard