Meaning & use
Portieres
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Curtains hung across a doorway, used as a door or to provide privacy.
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Heavy velvet portieres separated the drawing room from the hallway.
The old house still had its original brass rings for hanging portieres.
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Borrowed from French 'portière,' from 'porte,' meaning 'door'; common in descriptions of Victorian and Edwardian interiors.
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door curtainsdrapes
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