tenture

French

Etymology

From tendre +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑ̃tyʁ/
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Noun

tenture f (plural tentures)

curtain
drape, drapery, (wall) hanging
fabric wall-covering

Further reading

“tenture” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

tuèrent

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin tinctūra, future active participle of tingō (“I moisten”).

Noun

tenture f (plural tenturis)

colouring, dye
dyeing (the process)
tincture

Related terms

tenzi

Latin

Participle

tentūre

vocative masculine singular of tentūrus

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