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

Two large chambers open out from this, which have no windows, but are entered through a large, arched doorway closed by a portiere or a heavy, massive curtain.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.

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)

Then, she drew the burlap portiere across the mosquito door, and lighted her candle, and began writing,—writing what?

From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)