单词 | boutique |
释义 | boutique /booh teek"/, n. 1. a small shop or a small specialty department within a larger store, esp. one that sells fashionable clothes and accessories or a special selection of other merchandise. 2. any small, exclusive business offering customized service: Our advertising is handled by a new Madison Avenue boutique. 3. Informal. a small business, department, etc., specializing in one aspect of a larger industry: one of Wall Street's leading research boutiques. adj. 4. of, designating, or characteristic of a small, exclusive producer or business: one of California's best boutique wineries. [1760-70; < F, MF, prob. < OPr botica, botiga (with LGk e > i) < Gk apothéke; see APOTHECARY, BOTTEGA] |
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