tenture

French

Etymology

From tendre +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.tyʁ/

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Noun

tenture f (plural tentures)

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

Further reading

• “tenture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• tuèrent

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Friulian

Etymology

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

Noun

tenture f (plural tenturis)

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

Related terms

• tenzi

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) tentūre

1. vocative masculine singular of tentūrus