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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cou•ture /kuˈtʊr/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Clothingfashion design, or the business of such design.
- Clothingfashion designers when thought of as a group.
- Clothingthe apparel created by such designers.
adj. [usually: before a noun] - Clothingcreated by a fashion designer or relating to or suggesting such creation: the couture look.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cou•ture (ko̅o̅ tŏŏr′; Fr. ko̅o̅ tyr′),USA pronunciation n. - Clothingthe occupation of a couturier;
dressmaking and designing. - Clothingfashion designers or couturiers collectively.
- Clothingthe clothes and related articles designed by such designers.
- Clothingthe business establishments of such designers, esp. where clothes are made to order.
adj. - Clothingcreated or produced by a fashion designer:couture clothes.
- Clothingbeing, having, or suggesting the style, quality, etc., of a fashion designer;
very fashionable:the couture look.
- Vulgar Latin *cō(n)sūtūra, equivalent. to Latin consūt(us) past participle of consuere to sew together (con- con- + suere to sew1) + -ūra -ure; compare suture, accouter
- French: literally, sewing, seam
- 1905–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: couture /kuːˈtʊə; French: kutyr/ n - high-fashion designing and dressmaking
- (as modifier): couture clothes
Etymology: from French: sewing, dressmaking, from Old French cousture seam, from Latin consuere to stitch together, from suere to sew |