Tournure

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  • n. turn; contour; figure
  • n. Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Turn; contour; figure.
  • n. Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Turn; contour; figure; shape.
  • n. A pad or more elastic structure worn tied round the waist by women, in order to give the hips an agreeably rounded outline; hence, the whole back drapery of a gown; sometimes, incorrectly, a bustle.
    • Word Usage
    "A noticeable feature in her tournure was a magnificent mass of braided locks."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    turn    contour    figure    bustle   
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    l'epoque    italiane    d'histoire    Monsignor    travelling-carriage   
     
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