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portraiture
noun por·trai·ture \ˈpȯr-trə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\
: the art of making portraits
: portraits of people painted or drawn by artists
Full Definition of PORTRAITURE
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: portrait
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First Known Use of PORTRAITURE
14th century
Related to PORTRAITURE
- Synonyms
- definition, delineation, depiction, picture, portrait, description, portrayal, rendering, sketch, vignette
Rhymes with PORTRAITURE
amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur
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