[pawr-tyair, -teer, pohr-, pawr-tee-air, pohr-] 
| a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration. |
| por·tière or por·tiere (pôr-tyâr', pōr-) n. A heavy curtain hung across a doorway. [French, feminine of portier, porter, from Old French, from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta, gate; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
tiˈɛər