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OP From an essay by Emerson on manners:
"The chiefs of savage tribes have distinguished themselves in London and Paris, by the purity of their tournure. "
It is obviously of French origin, but the onlline French dictionaries did not have it. My dictionary and AHD did not have it. But ARTFL Webster 1913 gave :
ournure (Page: 1522)
Tour*nure" (?), n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.]
1. Turn; contour; figure.
2. Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.
But "figure" doesn't seem "le mot juste". "bearing" seems
closer, but I'm not satisfied with it. Let's hear some
suggestions, please.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted tournure wwh 03/29/03 02:21 AM Re: tournure maahey 03/29/03 03:45 AM Re: tournure JohnHawaii 03/29/03 03:56 AM Re: tournure tsuwm 03/29/03 05:10 AM Re: tournure Wordwind 03/29/03 08:33 AM Re: tournure maahey 03/29/03 10:55 AM
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