nounWord forms: plural-turières (-ˈturiərz, -ˌerz, French -tʏʀˈjeʀ)
a woman who is a couturier
Also called: couturiere (kuːˈturiər, -iˌer)
Word origin
[1810–20; ‹ F]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, dominance, knockout, realism, voodoo