portièren.

Brit.

/ˌpɔːtɪˈɛː/, U.S.

/ˌpɔrdiˈɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1600s porteere, 1700s– portière, 1900s– portiere.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French portière.

Etymology: < French portière a curtain hung over a door or doorway to serve as decoration or to prevent draughts (1587 in Middle French) < porte port n.³ + -ière (compare -ier suffix).

A curtain hung over a door or doorway, to prevent draughts, to serve as a screen, etc. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > curtain > door-curtain

anteport1625

portière1638

1638 Inventory Viscountess Dorchester in Notes & Queries (1953) Oct. 414 11 peeces of hangings containing 248 ells and a porteere.

a1770 A. Hervey Jrnl. (1953) (modernized text) 178 I was obliged to be hid behind a great portière, till Madame Brignole was dressed.

1789 E. Butler Jrnl. 27 Nov. in E. M. Bell Hamwood Papers (1930) ix. 239 With their hands on the Portières, looking in and talking all the time.

1843 Ainsworth's Mag. 4 111 Her ladyship's cozy house refurnished with portières to all the doors.

1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xxv. 236 What frightful Boucher and Lancret shepherds and shepherdesses leered over the portières!

1881 Cornhill Mag. July 50 He drew aside the portière that concealed the door.

1905 Spectator 7 Jan. 11/2 The waters go chasing down the cliffs in deep descending channels hung with curtains and portières of moss.

1927 F. B. Young Portrait of Clare v. 524 A chair went over with a crash, the portière was ripped from its hanging.

1944 S. Bellow Dangling Man 184 I sat down at a desk in a corner, near one of the portieres.

1986 House & Garden 103/2 First, put up portières between the living room and hall—the doorway was just asking for it.

Compounds

General attributive, as portière curtain, portière panel, portière ring, etc.

ΚΠ

1893 E. Saltus Madam Sapphira 83 There was a jostle of portière rings.

1897 Daily News 9 Nov. 6/5 A pair of portière curtains, old appliquée embroidery on crimson silk velvet ground.

1943 Times 16 Dec. 1/5 (advt.) Indian Portiere Curtain.

2004 Tennessean (Nexis) 13 Feb. 15 w Antique English tea caddies and a Lynn Haney Irish Santa are tucked in the folds of an antique blue green Portiere panel draped over the top.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

portièrev.

Brit.

/ˌpɔːtɪˈɛː/, U.S.

/ˌpɔrdiˈɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1900s– portiere, 1900s– portière.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: portière n.

Etymology: < portière n. Compare slightly earlier portièred adj.

rare.

transitive. To separate off or conceal (as) with a portière.

ΚΠ

1903 W. D. Howells Lett. Home viii. 48 Six little boxes of rooms, counting the parlor and the girls' bed-room portiered off it as two.

1928 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post Crescent 8/6 Her husband cut his beard, his sideburns, his Van Dyke, and everything hirsute that draped and portiered his face.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portière
释义	portièren. Brit. /ˌpɔːtɪˈɛː/, U.S. /ˌpɔrdiˈɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1600s porteere, 1700s– portière, 1900s– portiere. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French portière. Etymology: < French portière a curtain hung over a door or doorway to serve as decoration or to prevent draughts (1587 in Middle French) < porte port n.³ + -ière (compare -ier suffix). A curtain hung over a door or doorway, to prevent draughts, to serve as a screen, etc. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > curtain > door-curtain anteport1625 portière1638 1638 Inventory Viscountess Dorchester in Notes & Queries (1953) Oct. 414 11 peeces of hangings containing 248 ells and a porteere. a1770 A. Hervey Jrnl. (1953) (modernized text) 178 I was obliged to be hid behind a great portière, till Madame Brignole was dressed. 1789 E. Butler Jrnl. 27 Nov. in E. M. Bell Hamwood Papers (1930) ix. 239 With their hands on the Portières, looking in and talking all the time. 1843 Ainsworth's Mag. 4 111 Her ladyship's cozy house refurnished with portières to all the doors. 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xxv. 236 What frightful Boucher and Lancret shepherds and shepherdesses leered over the portières! 1881 Cornhill Mag. July 50 He drew aside the portière that concealed the door. 1905 Spectator 7 Jan. 11/2 The waters go chasing down the cliffs in deep descending channels hung with curtains and portières of moss. 1927 F. B. Young Portrait of Clare v. 524 A chair went over with a crash, the portière was ripped from its hanging. 1944 S. Bellow Dangling Man 184 I sat down at a desk in a corner, near one of the portieres. 1986 House & Garden 103/2 First, put up portières between the living room and hall—the doorway was just asking for it. Compounds General attributive, as portière curtain, portière panel, portière ring, etc. ΚΠ 1893 E. Saltus Madam Sapphira 83 There was a jostle of portière rings. 1897 Daily News 9 Nov. 6/5 A pair of portière curtains, old appliquée embroidery on crimson silk velvet ground. 1943 Times 16 Dec. 1/5 (advt.) Indian Portiere Curtain. 2004 Tennessean (Nexis) 13 Feb. 15 w Antique English tea caddies and a Lynn Haney Irish Santa are tucked in the folds of an antique blue green Portiere panel draped over the top. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). portièrev. Brit. /ˌpɔːtɪˈɛː/, U.S. /ˌpɔrdiˈɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1900s– portiere, 1900s– portière. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: portière n. Etymology: < portière n. Compare slightly earlier portièred adj. rare. transitive. To separate off or conceal (as) with a portière. ΚΠ 1903 W. D. Howells Lett. Home viii. 48 Six little boxes of rooms, counting the parlor and the girls' bed-room portiered off it as two. 1928 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post Crescent 8/6 Her husband cut his beard, his sideburns, his Van Dyke, and everything hirsute that draped and portiered his face. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638v.1903
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