Definition of Tournures. Meaning of Tournures. Synonyms of Tournures

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Definition of Tournures

Tournure
Tournure Tour*nure", n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.] 1. Turn; contour; figure. 2. Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.
tournure
Bustle Bus"tle, n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.

Meaning of Tournures from wikipedia

- A bustle is a padded undergarment or wire frame used to add fullness, or support the drapery, at the back of women's dresses in the mid-to-late 19th century...
- started to disappear with it being more dangerous to working-class women. Tournures or bustles were developed. Victorian-era cosmetics were typically minimal...
- Weise) Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Some mathematical aspects by H. C. Doets Tournures by D. G. Emmerich Venus de l'île by Mérimée Extract from the Opera The...
- jingles. It was the final part of a trilogy of exhibits, the first, "Tournures and Hooped Petticoats" (Fardagály és kámvás rokolya) being held from 2010...
- ISBN 978-2-264-03709-1. Quesemand, Anne (2005). Elles sont tropes ! : Figures et tournures de la langue française. Illustrated by Laurent Berman. Paris: Éditions...
- January 2014. "L'attaque de Pierre Bergé contre le Téléthon prend une tournure politique". Le Monde. 21 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17...
- général anglais. Un vrai singe, excellent militaire, d’ailleurs, malgré sa tournure simiesque. He slept well, did General MacKackmale, with both eyes shut...
- Retrieved September 6, 2010. Dans le même temps, le PS sort du bois vu la tournure des événements pour évoquer la fin possible de la Belgique. En quelques...
- Vanfleteren, Corneel (3 June 2024). "Le débat sur le port du voile prend une tournure après les propos de Pierre-Yves Jeholet (MR)". Business AM (in French)...
- terms: “plume” describes a writing utensil and an ornament for hats; “tournure” and “style” are forms of writing and dressing; “boutiques” sell books...