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单词 boutiques
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boutique

noun

bou·​tique bü-ˈtēk How to pronounce boutique (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: a small shop dealing in fashionable clothing or accessories
b
: a small shop within a large department store
2
: a small company that offers highly specialized services or products
boutique wineries
an independent investment boutique
boutiquey
bü-ˈtē-kē How to pronounce boutique (audio)
adjective

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Apothecaries, Bodegas, and Boutiques

Apothecary, bodega, and boutique may not look very similar, but they are all related both in meaning and in origin. Each of these words can be traced back to a Latin word for “storehouse” (apotheca), and each one refers in English to a retail establishment of some sort. Although bodega initially meant “a storehouse for wine,” it now most commonly refers to a grocery store in an urban area, especially one that specializes in Hispanic groceries. Boutique has also taken on new meanings: its first sense in English (“a small retail store”) is still current, but it now may also denote “a small company that offers highly specialized products or services.” Of the three words, apothecary has changed the least; it has gone from referring solely to the person who sells drugs or medicines to also naming the store where such goods are sold.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Partner at Venture Idea, a boutique strategy & innovation consulting firm, Researcher at HHL, Business-Author and Lecturer. Lysander Weiss, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 The boutique indie-rock and hip-hop fest was back from a three-year pandemic break while migrating a mile east from West Riverfront Park, where it had been staged since 2015. Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2022 Kristin Chandler said the lack of clothing stores in her hometown, Eagle River, prompted her to open this women’s boutique and apparel shop. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022 The French fashion house’s two-floor stand-alone boutique, at 420 N. Rodeo Dr., opens July 16 and will feature items from the Fall-Winter 2022 Collection designed by late men’s artistic director Virgil Abloh. Marc Malkin, Variety, 16 July 2022 The decision to start their own boutique appellate firm was announced the same day Clement won his latest high court victory in a case expanding gun rights, the court’s first major Second Amendment ruling in over a decade. Kimberly Robinson, Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022 Following the arrival of Dixie’s debut album and the news of Charli’s first fragrance, the UTA-repped, TikTok-popular sisters officially open their fashion brand Social Tourist‘s first brick-and-mortar boutique today in Los Angeles. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2022 The country club is part of Links Asset Trust, a boutique private club capital and operating investment firm. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 June 2022 In 2003, Luckett became the owner of Lady Elle Boutique, an upscale women’s boutique. Okla Jones, Essence, 14 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, shop, probably from Old Occitan botica, ultimately from Greek apothēkē storehouse — more at apothecary

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

boutique

noun

bou·​tique bü-ˈtēk How to pronounce boutique (audio)
: a small fashionable shop

Legal Definition

boutique

noun

bou·​tique bü-ˈtēk How to pronounce boutique (audio)
: a small company that offers highly specialized services or products
specifically : a small law firm that offers services in one or a small number of legal areas

boutiques

noun

plural of boutique
as in shops
a small retail establishment that sells stylish clothing or other usually expensive things bought some one-of-a-kind clothing at the boutique

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shops
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  • chain stores
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  • variety stores
  • mini-marts
  • marketplaces
  • showrooms
  • dime stores
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  • five-and-dimes
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  • superstores
  • supercenters
  • big boxes
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