the portraitures of insignificant people by ordinary painters (Sir Richard Steele).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
por·trai·ture — /ˈpoɚtrəʧɚ/ noun [noncount] 1 : the art of making portraits a painter who is master at portraiture 2 : portraits of people painted or drawn by artists The museum is exhibiting portraiture from the late 19th century … Useful english dictionary
trai — trai·neau; trai·teur; trai·tor; trai·tor·ism; trai·tor·ous; trai·tor·ous·ly; trai·tor·ous·ness; trai·tor·ship; trai·tress; trai·vel; por·trai·ture; dis·trai·nor; trai·tor·ess; … English syllables
ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… … English syllables
por — ag·a·por·nis; ap·por·tion; ap·por·tion·ment; as·por·ta·tion; cel·le·por·i·dae; col·por·tage; col·por·teur; cor·por·i·fy; cryp·to·por·ti·cus; de·por·ta·tion; di·a·por·tha·ce·ae; di·a·por·the; dis·pro·por·tion·a·tion; ex·por·ta·tion;… … English syllables
portraiture — por·trai·ture … English syllables
portraiture — por|trai|ture [ˈpo:trıtʃə US ˈpo:rtrıtʃər] n [U] formal the art of painting or drawing pictures of people … Dictionary of contemporary English
portraiture — por|trai|ture [ pɔrtrə,tʃur ] noun uncount FORMAL the art of making portraits of people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
portraiture — por•trai•ture [[t]ˈpɔr trɪ tʃər, ˈpoʊr [/t]] n. 1) the art or practice of making portraits 2) a pictorial representation; portrait 3) a verbal picture … From formal English to slang
Portraiture — Por trai*ture (?; 135), n. [F. portraiture.] 1. A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model. [1913 Webster] For, by the image of my cause, I see The portraiture of his. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portraiture — Por trai*ture, v. t. To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray. [R.] Shaftesbury. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
