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porthole
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portière
por·tière [ pàwrtee ér ] (plural por·tières) or por·tiere [ pàwrtee ér ] (plural por·tieres)


noun 
Definition:
 
doorway curtain: a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
[Mid-19th century. < French< porte "door" < Latin porta "gate"]
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