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couture

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cou·ture

   [koo-toor; Fr. koo-tyr]
–noun
1.
the occupation of a couturier; dressmaking and designing.
2.
fashion designers or couturiers collectively.
3.
the clothes and related articles designed by such designers.
4.
the business establishments of such designers, esp. where clothes are made to order.
–adjective
5.
created or produced by a fashion designer: couture clothes.
6.
being, having, or suggesting the style, quality, etc., of a fashion designer; very fashionable: the couture look.
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Origin:
1905–10; < F: lit., sewing, seam < VL *cō(n)sūtūra, equiv. to L consūt(us) ptp. of consuere to sew together (con- con- + suere to sew1) + -ūra -ure; cf. suture, accouter
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couture (kuːˈtʊə, French kutyr) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
a.  high-fashion designing and dressmaking
 b.  (as modifier): couture clothes
 
[from French: sewing, dressmaking, from Old French cousture seam, from Latin consuere to stitch together, from suere to sew]

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couture
1908, from Fr., lit. "dressmaking, sewing," used as a collective term for "women's fashion designers."
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