tenture

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
    4. funeral hangings

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    Anagrams

    Friulian

    Etymology

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

    Noun

    tenture f (plural tenturis)

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

    Latin

    Participle

    tentūre

    1. vocative masculine singular of tentūrus
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