portière
Definition
Noun: A portière is a heavy curtain hung over a doorway, used as a decoration or to block drafts, light, or noise.
Usage Examples
- (She moved the heavy door curtain out of the way.)
- (The doorway curtain prevented cold air from entering.)
Advanced Usage
"to hang a portière": to install or place such a curtain.
- They decided to hang a portière in the archway for privacy. (They placed a curtain over the opening.)
"portière rod": a specialized rod or fixture used to support a portière.
- The antique portière rod was ornately carved from brass. (The rod designed for door curtains was decorative.)
Variants and Related Words
- Portière (noun) is a loanword from French; no common English variants exist, but it is related to the French word meaning "door".
Synonyms
- Door curtain: a curtain specifically covering a doorway.
- Drape: a piece of fabric hung for decoration or covering, though not exclusively for doors.
- Hanging: a general term for fabric suspended over an opening.
Related Idioms
- (None directly associated with ; the word is primarily a technical or decorative term.)
Phrasal Verbs
- (None; is a noun and does not form phrasal verbs.)