portiere

Example Sentences

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Meantime, the prince retrieved his priceless paintings and handmade clothes from the portiere, or janitor, who had helpfully hidden them when the inspector called.

From Time Magazine Archive

He thought he saw Cathy’s door close very silently, but perhaps the leaping candlelight had fooled his eyes, for a portiere seemed to move too.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

A second later he pushed his head through the portiere and repeated: "No, sir; all is not lost!"

From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne

There were two doors to the parlour, and Katherine went by way of the library one, over which a portiere was hanging.

From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

He did not know that, on his birthday, his wife and daughter stood behind the portiere of the parlor, nor that they made the long journey every year to see him.

From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various