单词 | portiere |
释义 | portiere (once / 14756 pages) n WORD FAMILY portiere: portieres USAGE EXAMPLESHe thought he saw Cathy’s door close very silently, but perhaps the leaping candlelight had fooled his eyes, for a portiere seemed to move too. John Steinbeck, East of Eden(1952) The violin then fell upon the floor behind the curtains, or portières. Flammarion, Camille, Mysterious Psychic Forces—An Accoun...(2012) "But I saw her lift the portière," I persisted; "she has only just dropped it." Marryatt, Florence, There is no Death(2012) n a heavy curtain hung across a doorway Hyper curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) |
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