单词 | portièred |
释义 | portièredadj. Furnished with a portière. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [adjective] > having hangings > having curtains > of specific type lace-curtained1853 portièred1897 blackout1934 swagged1959 net-curtained1972 1897 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 17 Sept. 3/4 These portiered arches are much less often used in small houses in England than in this country. 1923 F. L. Packard Four Stragglers v. 184 She turned her head a little, facing the portièred window beside the fireplace of the living-room in which they stood. 1956 College Eng. 18 148/1 Dickens..laid bare the reality of portiered Victorian life with the devastating power of a Dostoevsky. 2002 SF Weekly (Nexis) 15 May The lush, silk-portiered setting inspires a sense of serene anticipation encouraged by the elegant, attentive staff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1897 |
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