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[ koo-too r ; French koo-ty r ] SHOW IPA
/ kuˈtʊər; French kuˈtür / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun the occupation of a couturier; dressmaking and designing.
fashion designers or couturiers collectively.
the clothes and related articles designed by such designers.
the business establishments of such designers, especially where clothes are made to order.
adjective created or produced by a fashion designer: couture clothes.
being, having, or suggesting the style, quality, etc., of a fashion designer; very fashionable: the couture look.
Origin of couture 1905–10; <French: literally, sewing, seam <Vulgar Latin *cō (n )sūtūra, equivalent to Latin consūt (us ) past participle of consuere to sew together (con- con- + suere to sew1 ) + -ūra -ure; cf. suture, accouter
Words nearby couture couteau, couter, couth, couthie, coutil, couture , couturier, couturière, couvade, couvade syndrome, Couvelaire uterus
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Example sentences from the Web for couture But the phenomenon of counterfeiting is as old as couture itself.
The Big Business of Fashion Counterfeits | Lizzie Crocker| December 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“The making of couture clothes is changing so drastically that I feel like I am preserving its history,” she says.
Tatiana Sorokko Is the Queen of Vintage Couture | Anthony Haden-Guest| October 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Tatiana says there was one agent behind the sudden popularity of couture —the red carpet.
Tatiana Sorokko Is the Queen of Vintage Couture | Anthony Haden-Guest| October 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But I do not see the future in terms of the couture that will come out of it.
Tatiana Sorokko Is the Queen of Vintage Couture | Anthony Haden-Guest| October 8, 2014| DAILY BEAST
She rounded out the weekend by appearing the morning after the ceremony in a Giambattista Valli Spring 2014 couture creation.
Screw George Clooney—Amal Alamuddin Is the Catch | Allison McNearney| September 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In his confusion and excitement, Couture fired his own piece, and laid the savage dead.
Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour | Francis Parkman
Couture was always welcome at the home of the courtesan, who dreamed, perhaps, of making him her husband.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Mme. Couture and her ward were left in the dining-room, and Eugene slept on Victorine's shoulder.
Father Goriot | Honore de Balzac
"To cut it short, a brat with eighteen thousand livres per annum to drop over the first investment that turns up," said Couture .
The Firm of Nucingen | Honore de Balzac
Couture had painted his “Decadent Romans” and Cabanel had recorded his first successes.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4) | Richard Muther
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British Dictionary definitions for couture / (kuːˈtʊə , French kutyr ) /
noun high-fashion designing and dressmaking (as modifier ) couture clothes Word Origin for couture from French: sewing, dressmaking, from Old French cousture seam, from Latin consuere to stitch together, from suere to sew
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