PORTIERE


Meaning of PORTIERE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pȯr-ˈtyer, -ˈtir; ˈpȯr-tē-ər ]

noun

Etymology: French portière, from Old French, feminine of portier, porter porter, doorkeeper

Date: 1843

: a curtain hanging across a doorway

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.