portiere
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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
After repeated knocking he decided to go to the door, which he did, with hell-fire in his eyes, as his fiancée stepped behind a portiere.
From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Marie Saltus
And turning towards the still closed portiere, he proceeded: "I hear the curtains drawn back, and steps in the neighboring room—it is monseigneur."
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Eug?ne Sue
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 Eug?ne Sue
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