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couturière

[ koo-toor-ee-er, -ee-er; French koo-ty-ryer ]

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noun

, plural cou·tu·ri·ères [koo-, toor, -ee-erz, -erz, koo-t, y, -, ryer].

Borrowed into English from French around 1810–20

Sculptor, upholsterer and couturière formed the trinity of genius that wrought marvels of form and color.

He had supposed that her visit to the residence of the celebrated couturière was to make some purchase.

Her yielding up these jewels was a high proof of the noble couturière's power over her frivolous heart.

Twice more in this period is a "couturière" the heroine of the Fierte.

To be modiste and to be couturière is like being a painter and a singer at the same time.

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