tenuen.

/təˈn(j)uː/

Etymology: < French tenue deportment, noun use of feminine past participle of tenir to hold, keep; = Provençal tenguda, Spanish tenuta, Italian tenuta.

Carriage, bearing, deportment; also, costume, ‘rig’. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > [noun] > demeanour or bearing

i-bereOE

i-letelOE

lundc1175

semblanta1240

countenancec1290

fare1297

porturec1300

bearinga1325

portc1330

abearc1350

demeaning14..

habit1413

apporta1423

havingsa1425

maintenance?c1436

demeanc1450

maintain?1473

deport1474

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demeanance1486

affair1487

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behaviour1490

representation1490

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demeanour1509

miena1522

function1578

amenance1590

comportance1590

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style1596

dispose1601

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aira1616

deportment1638

comport1660

tour1702

sway1753

disport1761

maintien1814

tenue1828

portment1833

allure1841

the world > space > relative position > posture > [noun] > manner of carrying body

bearinga1325

gesturec1410

gest1509

shapea1577

sitting1583

carriage1595

comportment1605

deportment1638

poise1771

set-up1889

tenue1892

1828 Countess Granville Let. 30 Aug. in B. Askwith Piety & Wit (1982) x. 154 The tenue, the neatness, the training up of flowers and fruit trees..are what in no other country is dreamt of.

1865 Crown Princess of Prussia Let. 12 Dec. in Your Dear Letter (1971) 46 She went through it all [sc. the marriage]..with the most perfect tenue.

1892 Q. Rev. Apr. 380 To the end that he might appear in proper tenue at any place of fashionable resort.

1901 Q. Rev. Apr. 325 The Queen had an extreme respect for tenue in all its forms.

1929 R. Fry Let. 4 Sept. (1972) II. 641 The building has a certain Florentine tenue, very refreshing after the rather sloppy magnificence..of the Venetians.

1956 S. Bedford Legacy i. i. 17 A tall, cool..woman,..who had complete tenu [sic] and a great deal of character.

1971 A. Fremantle Three-cornered Heart vi. 97 We had quite as many ‘love affairs’ as girls have now, though we were more reticent about them and carried on our flirtations with a certain amount of tenue.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	tenue
释义	tenuen. /təˈn(j)uː/ Etymology: < French tenue deportment, noun use of feminine past participle of tenir to hold, keep; = Provençal tenguda, Spanish tenuta, Italian tenuta. Carriage, bearing, deportment; also, costume, ‘rig’. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > [noun] > demeanour or bearing i-bereOE i-letelOE lundc1175 semblanta1240 countenancec1290 fare1297 porturec1300 bearinga1325 portc1330 abearc1350 demeaning14.. habit1413 apporta1423 havingsa1425 maintenance?c1436 demeanc1450 maintain?1473 deport1474 maintaining1477 demeanance1486 affair1487 containing1487 behaviour1490 representation1490 haviour?1504 demeanour1509 miena1522 function1578 amenance1590 comportance1590 portance1590 purport1590 manage1593 style1596 dispose1601 deportments1603 comportment1605 garb1605 aira1616 deportment1638 comport1660 tour1702 sway1753 disport1761 maintien1814 tenue1828 portment1833 allure1841 the world > space > relative position > posture > [noun] > manner of carrying body bearinga1325 gesturec1410 gest1509 shapea1577 sitting1583 carriage1595 comportment1605 deportment1638 poise1771 set-up1889 tenue1892 1828 Countess Granville Let. 30 Aug. in B. Askwith Piety & Wit (1982) x. 154 The tenue, the neatness, the training up of flowers and fruit trees..are what in no other country is dreamt of. 1865 Crown Princess of Prussia Let. 12 Dec. in Your Dear Letter (1971) 46 She went through it all [sc. the marriage]..with the most perfect tenue. 1892 Q. Rev. Apr. 380 To the end that he might appear in proper tenue at any place of fashionable resort. 1901 Q. Rev. Apr. 325 The Queen had an extreme respect for tenue in all its forms. 1929 R. Fry Let. 4 Sept. (1972) II. 641 The building has a certain Florentine tenue, very refreshing after the rather sloppy magnificence..of the Venetians. 1956 S. Bedford Legacy i. i. 17 A tall, cool..woman,..who had complete tenu [sic] and a great deal of character. 1971 A. Fremantle Three-cornered Heart vi. 97 We had quite as many ‘love affairs’ as girls have now, though we were more reticent about them and carried on our flirtations with a certain amount of tenue. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1828
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