portiere

noun

por·tiere pȯr-ˈtyer

-ˈtir;

ˈpȯr-tē-ər

: a curtain hanging across a doorway

Examples of portiere in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Throughout, Bilhuber plays with the transformative properties of surfaces: Screens become walls become doors become portieres. —

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Word History

Etymology

French portière, from Old French, feminine of portier, porter porter, doorkeeper

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of portiere was in 1638

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“Portiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portiere. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.

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