Portieres is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 443 anagrams from letters in portieres (eeioprrst).
1835-45; French portière Medieval Latin portāria, noun use of feminine of Late Latin portārius; see porter2
In the midst of the mirth, the portieres were lifted and Gwendolyn came in.
If your bed-room opens from the parlor make it dainty and sweet and close the portieres until merely a glimpse appears.
"I overheard part of the tale from behind the portieres," he says.
When we called in the dog she stepped to the portieres and commenced her vigil.
Shagarach stepped to the cleft in the portieres and excused himself to answer a ring at the doorbell.
It was only a step to the portieres, the open window—and escape.
"You can do almost anything with screens and portieres," I said.
During these minutes I sat with eyes on the portieres and a frog in my throat.
Muffled sounds came at long intervals from behind the portieres.
With a clink of glasses, Cunningham entered through the portieres.