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tenue

noun
te·​nue | \ tÉ™nᵫ̅\
plural tenues\ " \

Definition of tenue

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
2 : 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 wifeYoung's Magazine

History and Etymology for tenue

French, from feminine of tenu, past participle of tenir to hold, from Old French

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