2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tournure \Tour*nure"\, n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.] [1913 Webster] 1. Turn; contour; figure. [1913 Webster] 2. Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle. [1913 Webster] Touse From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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}. [1913 Webster]
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