Tournure
Pronunciation : Tour*nure"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. tourner to turn.]
Definition : 1. Turn; contour; figure.
2. Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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