Tournure










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Tournure \Tour*nure"\, n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.]
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1. Turn; contour; figure.
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2. Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress
below the waist; a bustle.
[1913 Webster] Touse
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.
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