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What is "tournure"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
tournure

Bustle \Bus"tle\, n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.

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tournure

n. 1 turn; contour; figure 2 Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.

Usage examples of "tournure".

Her overskirt bunched up in back over a French tournure, a device which the British termed a bustle.