n.
Pronunciation: po ̇ r- ' tyer, - ' tir; ' po ̇ r-t ē - ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: French portière, from Old French, feminine of portier, porter porter, doorkeeper
Date: 1843
: a curtain hanging across a doorway
n.
Pronunciation: po ̇ r- ' tyer, - ' tir; ' po ̇ r-t ē - ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: French portière, from Old French, feminine of portier, porter porter, doorkeeper
Date: 1843
: a curtain hanging across a doorway
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012