tenue
noun
te·nue
tənᵫ̅
plural tenues
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1
: bearing, carriage, deportment
the sacrifices made in the sacred name of tenue … the smiles amiably exchanged in public between mortal enemies—
Victoria Sackville-West
Victoria Sackville-West2
: mode of dress
the long black coat with the lavender trousers and mauve vest that must have been his tenue when he married his first wife—Young's Magazine
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“Tenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenue. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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