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Curtain in a doorway
Answer for the clue "Curtain in a doorway ", 8 letters:
portiere
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Word definitions for portiere in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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)).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Portiere \Por`ti[`e]re""\, n. [F., fr. porte gate, door. See Port a gate.] A curtain hanging across a doorway.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A portière is a hanging curtain placed over a door or over the doorless entrance to a room. Its name is derived from the French word for door, porte . From Asia , it came to Europe at a remote date. It is known to have been in use in Europe in the 4th century, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A car door. 2 A hanging, such as a heavy curtain, placed over a door or doorway; a door curtain.
Usage examples of portiere.
So now as he stood rubbing his hands it was in the absolute certainty that in just a few more seconds one of the footmen would appear between the tapestry portieres bearing aloft a silver tray with the tea things, and then Bibby would come in with the paper, and presently Mrs.
In fondo a un atrio tutto marmi e indorature sedeva un portiere in uniforme, che salutò i detective e fornì loro una serie di passe-partout.
She said nothing, and after a glance toward the regions where Penelope might conjecturably be lingering, he held aside the portiere for the Laphams to pass, and entered the room with them.
Brocade portieres and rich Colonial blue for the walls in the parlor.
Snitkin jerked his thumb toward a pair of heavy tapestry portières at the rear of the hall.
The portières of the drawing-room had been left parted, and suddenly we heard rapid footsteps on the stairs.
May led Archer into the old lady's sitting-room, where the sliding doors opening into the bedroom had been drawn shut, and the heavy yellow damask portières dropped over them.
The spotlight in the hands of a shadowy figure roves across the wall and to the portieres.
Taking one of the little animals and segregating him from the others, he prepared to inoculate him with a tiny bit of the solution made from the stain on the piece cut from the portiere.