PORTIERE

portiere

(noun) a heavy curtain hung across a doorway

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

portiere (plural portieres)

Alternative spelling of portière

Source: Wiktionary


Por`tière"", n. Etym: [F., fr. porte gate, door. See Port a gate.]

Definition: A curtain hanging across a doorway.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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