bou·tique
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| 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. |
| 4. | of, designating, or characteristic of a small, exclusive producer or business: one of California's best boutique wineries. |
[Origin: 1760–70; < F, MF, prob. < OPr botica, botiga (with LGk é > ī) < Gk apoth
ké; see apothecary, bottega
]
ké; see apothecary, bottega
] | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
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| bou·tique
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[French, from Old French botique, small shop, from Old Provençal botica, from Latin apothēca, storehouse; see apothecary.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
boutique
"fashion shop," 1953, earlier "small shop of any sort" (1767), from Fr., from O.Prov. botica, from L. apotheca (see apothecary).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| boutique | |
noun | |
| a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
boutique [buːˈtiːk] noun
a fashionable, usually small shop, especially one selling clothes
Example: She prefers small boutiques to large stores.
Example: She prefers small boutiques to large stores.
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