tenture

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tendre +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɑ̃.tyʁ/
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Noun[edit]

tenture f (plural tentures)

  1. curtain
  2. drape, drapery, (wall) hanging
  3. fabric wall-covering
  4. funeral hangings

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

tenture f (plural tenturis)

  1. colouring, dye
  2. dyeing (the process)
  3. tincture

Related terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

tentūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of tentūrus