tournure

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Tournure \Tour*nure"\, n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.] [1913 Webster]

1.Turn; contour; figure. [1913 Webster]

2.Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress below the waist; a bustle. [1913 Webster] Touse

Bustle \Bus"tle\, n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure. [1913 Webster]