tournure
tournure · tournures
Manner, bearingManner, bearing.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Manner, bearing.
(countable, uncountable)Turning shape, contour; curvature of a figure or outline.
(countable, uncountable)Phrasing, turn of phrase.
(countable, historical, uncountable)Synonym of bustle: any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist.
Origin
Borrowed from French tournure, from tourner (“to turn”).Borrowed from French tournure, from tourner (“to turn”).
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Forms
plural: tournuresSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable