haute bourgeoisie /boor-zhwä-zē/ noun

The richer, more influential part of the middle class

haute couture /koo-tür/ noun

Fashionable, expensive dressmaking and dress designing

haute cuisine /kwē-zēn/ noun

Cookery of a very high standard

haute école /ā-kol/ noun

Horsemanship of the most difficult kind

haute époque /ā-pok/ noun

(in relation to architecture, furniture, etc) the period during which Louis XIV, XV and XVI reigned in France

haute politique /po-lē-tēk/ noun

The higher reaches of politics

haute vulgarisation /vül-gar-ēz-as-yɔ̃/ noun

Popularization of scholarly subjects