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    [Noun]  | "por*trai*ture" | \ ˈpȯr-trə-ˌchu̇r \


    1: the making of portraits : portrayal

    2: portrait


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English purtreiture, portratowre, portrature "representation by painting or drawing, the art of painting or drawing," borrowed from Anglo-French purtraiture (also continental Old French pourtraiture), from purtrait, past participle of purtraire "to represent, depict" + -ure {see: |-ure|-ure} {mat|portray|};

    [Noun]  | "portraitures" 


    1: a vivid representation in words of someone or something;


      * e.g., " ... the author's meticulous portraiture of a small Midwestern town at the turn of the century "



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    [Noun]  | "portraiture" 


    1: a vivid representation in words of someone or something;


      * e.g., " ... the author's meticulous portraiture of a small Midwestern town at the turn of the century "



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     [ "portraiture" ]

    1: A non-existent word used by arty-farty americanophile types to describe the action of taking portrait photographs

      * e.g.,  ... We specialise in premium portraiture 

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