por·tière or por·tiere (pôr-tyâr , p r-)n. A heavy curtain hung across a doorway. [French, feminine of portier, porter, from Old French, from Late Latin port  rius, from Latin porta, gate; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
portière [ˌpɔːtɪˈɛə (French) pɔrtjɛr]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a curtain hung in a doorway
[via French from Medieval Latin portāria, from Latin porta door]
portièred adj
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