porté, -e, part., carried, inclined, prone, disposed; (of shadows) projected. Il est — par la loi que; the law provides that. Il est — à médire; he is prone to backbiting.
porté, n.m., wear; appearance, style, look.
porte-affiches, n.m., advertising board; (man) sandwich-man.
*porte-aiguille, n.m., (—) (surg.) needle-holder; (—, or —-—s) needle-case.
porte-allumettes, n.m., (—) n.m., match-box.
porte-amarre, n.m., life-saving apparatus, line rocket.
☉porte-arquebuse, n.m., (—) king’s gun-bearer.
porte-assiette, n.m., (—, or —-—s) plate-stand.
☉porte-auge, n.m., (—) hodman, mason’s laborer.
porte-baguette, n.m., (—) pipe (of muskets, pistols).