tenture
French
Etymology
From tendre + -ure.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑ̃.tyʁ/
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Noun
tenture f (plural tentures)
- curtain
- drape, drapery, (wall) hanging
- fabric wall-covering
- funeral hangings
Further reading
- “tenture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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