noun
Meaning 1
Manner, bearing.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
tournure
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noun
Meaning 2
Turn; contour; figure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Phrasing, turn of phrase.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of bustle: any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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Synonyms: bustle
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French tournure, from tourner (“to turn”).