tournure

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tournure - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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