a small shop or a small specialty department within a larger store, especially one that sells fashionable clothes and accessories or a special selection of other merchandise.
any small, exclusive business offering customized service: Our advertising is handled by a new Madison Avenue boutique.
Informal. a small business, department, etc., specializing in one aspect of a larger industry: one of Wall Street's leading research boutiques.
adjective
of, designating, or characteristic of a small, exclusive producer or business: one of California's best boutique wineries.
The toilet designed by Tadao Ando for Jingu Dori Park is a circular structure with a tilted engawa roof that could pass for a cafe or a luxury boutique.
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Teens ranged around manicured parks taking selfies, while well-groomed women dipped in and out of The Artful Yarn, A Bit of Skirt, and other boho boutiques, cryo spas and vintage home goods stores.
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Kristin Tynski is VP of Creative at Fractl, a prominent growth marketing agency that’s worked with Fortune 500 companies and boutique businesses.
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The region is filled with fudge shops, boutiques, and handmade jewelry.
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It is home to the Cherry Creek Mall, eclectic eateries, and high-end fashion boutiques.
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But in those days there were very creative people like Chris Blackwell who really did the first boutique hotel.
Barbara Hulanicki, Queen of Fast Fashion|Lizzie Crocker|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There has even been a boutique Indiana brand (W.H. Harrison) bottling factory-made Indiana bourbon.
Your ‘Craft’ Rye Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory Distillery in Indiana|Eric Felten|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Currently before the NLRB is a case concerning the right of workers at the luxury New York boutique Bergdorf Goodman to organize.
Obama Loves Labor (on the Down Low)|David Freedlander|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Kennedy went to a boutique on the East Side to order the outfit.
My Father Made Jackie’s Pink Suit|Michael Horowicz|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The boutique farmed out part of the finishing work to my father at the de la Renta shop.
My Father Made Jackie’s Pink Suit|Michael Horowicz|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was merrier in the boutique to chat with customers, yet she started fairly, and for a week earned a franc a day.
Bohemian Days|Geo. Alfred Townsend
And what revelation so awful as that he has stood in a—in a—boutique?'
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While I was in the boutique of a little jeweller, the Princess Bariatinski came in, with one of her female attendants.
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British Dictionary definitions for boutique
boutique
/ (buːˈtiːk) /
noun
a shop, esp a small one selling fashionable clothes and other items
of or denoting a small specialized producer or business
(as modifier)a boutique winery
a small specialized stall or shopping area within a supermarket, esp selling fresh meat, seafood, etc
Word Origin for boutique
C18: from French, probably from Old Provençal botica, ultimately from Greek apothēkē storehouse; see apothecary