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portière

UK/ˌpɔːtɪˈɛə/US/poɹˈtjɛɹ/

portière noun: a car door.

Noun

portière (plural portières)

  1. A car door.
  2. A hanging, such as a heavy curtain, placed over a door or doorway; a door curtain.
    • Carefully unfolding it, he spread it on the floor. It proved to be a curtain or portière, beautifully stencilled with a design on roses.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

Synonyms of portière

  • door curtain

Forms of portière

pluralportières
alternative formportiere

Origin of portière

From French portière, derived from porte (“door”) + -ière.

Words formed from portière

Questions about portière

What does portière mean?
Portière means a car door.
What part of speech is portière?
Portière is a noun.
How do you pronounce portière?
Portière is pronounced /poɹˈtjɛɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of portière?
The plural of portière is portières.

Words near portière in the dictionary

  1. portions out
  2. portionwise
  3. portise
  4. portises
  5. Portishead
  6. portière
  7. portièred
  8. portières
  9. Portknockie
  10. portland
  11. Portland Bill

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