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Portiere
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a hanging placed over a door, as its French name implies, or over the doorless entrance to a room. From the East, where doors are still rare, it came to Europe at a remote date-it is known to have been in use in the West in the 14th century, and was probably introduced much earlier. Like so many other domestic plenishings, it reached England by way of France, where it appears to have been originally called rideau de porte. It is still extensively used either as an ornament or as a means of mitigating draughts. It is usually of some heavy material, such as velvet, brocade, or plush, and is often fixed upon a brass arm, moving in a socket with the opening and closing of the door.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Portiere'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/portiere.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Portiere'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/portiere.html. 1910.
