Synonyms for portiere
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pawr-tyair, -teer, pohr-, pawr-tee-air, pohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɔrˈtyɛər, -ˈtɪər, poʊr-, ˌpɔr tiˈɛər, ˌpoʊr- |
Top 10 synonyms for portiere Other synonyms for the word portiere
Définition of portiere
Origin :- door curtain, 1843, from French portière, from Medieval Latin portaria, fem. singular of Latin portarius "belonging to a door or gate" (see porter (n.2)).
- As in curtain : noun window covering
- If that is good the rug or portiere or table-cover is beautiful.
- Extract from : « How to make rugs » by Candace Wheeler
- Drawing the portiere aside, the Dean held it for the other's passage.
- Extract from : « The Prince of India, Volume I » by Lew. Wallace
- She stopped just inside the portiere, and waited for him to speak.
- Extract from : « April Hopes » by William Dean Howells
- "A telegram, Miss Gertrude," said James, drawing aside the portiere.
- Extract from : « Pray You, Sir, Whose Daughter? » by Helen H. Gardener
- In the hallway he added a double door, with a "portiere" to the inner one.
- Extract from : « The Two Brothers » by Honore de Balzac
- The king was concealed behind the portiere, and listened to my words.
- Extract from : « Frederick The Great and His Family » by L. Muhlbach
- How had he known that she had entered by that rear door behind the portiere?
- Extract from : « The White Moll » by Frank L. Packard
- She noticed the movement of the other portiere and asked Newman who had been entertaining him.
- Extract from : « The American » by Henry James
- "The name is Italian, perhaps; but he speaks only the English," declared the portiere.
- Extract from : « Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad » by Edith Van Dyne
- His hand was on the portiere, and he turned in alarm at her strange call.
- Extract from : « Other Things Being Equal » by Emma Wolf
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