noun
- heavy curtains hung across a doorway
Usage: plural form; often decorative
Examples
- The elegant portieres separated the dining room from the parlor.
- She pushed aside the velvet portieres to enter the study.
- The Victorian home featured ornate portieres in every doorway.
- Heavy brocade portieres provided privacy between the rooms.
- The decorator suggested replacing the old portieres with lighter fabric.
- Golden tassels adorned the burgundy portieres hanging in the entrance.