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por·trai·ture
I. \-._trəˌchu̇(ə)r, -_chər, -.trə.ˌtyu̇(ə)r, -.trəˌtu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, -chə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English portreitoure, from Middle French portraiture, from portrait + -ure
1. : the making of portraits by painting, drawing, photography, or otherwise : portrayal
2.
a. : a portrait in graphic art
b. : a sculptured portrait
3. : depiction in words : verbal description
< faithfulness in the … portraiture depends upon the individual writer's art — Wilfred Partington >
4. obsolete : appearance, form, shape
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
archaic : portray |