tournure
noun
tour·nure
(ˈ)tu̇r¦nyu̇(ə)r
plural -s
: bustle
sometimes : the dress worn over this device
Word History
Etymology
French, manner in which a thing is fashioned, rounded form, bustle, from Old French torneüre act of turning, rounded form, from Medieval Latin tornatura, from Latin tornatus (past participle of tornare to turn) + -ura -ure