portiere

Example Sentences

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They were gone to the Expiatoire, the portière told me.

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida

In the first inner gallery, behind the satin portière, was a small billiard-table.

From The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java by Couperus, Louis

“Nay,” cried a woman’s voice from behind a straw portière that closed the arched veranda of the house.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

She was looking out of the window as I approached the house; she herself opened the door to me; and we walked through the bead portière and entered the party-room on the left.

From The Debit Account by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

He had not left us a couple of minutes before a man stepped out through the portière, and walked right into the midst of us.

From There is no Death by Marryatt, Florence