# tournure

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Manner, bearing.
2. Turn; contour; figure.
3. Phrasing, turn of phrase.
4. Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French tournure, from tourner (“to turn”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tournure