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couturier

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cou⋅tu⋅ri⋅er

  [koo-toor-ee-ey, -ee-er, -toor-yey; Fr. koo-ty-ryey]
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–noun, plural -tu⋅riers  [-toor-ee-eyz, -ee-erz, -toor-yeyz; Fr. -ty-ryey] .
a person who designs, makes, and sells fashionable clothes for women.
Origin:
1895–1900; < F, OF; see couture, -ier 2
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cou·tu·rier   (kōō-tŏŏr'ē-ər, -ē-ā', -tür-yā')   
n.  

  1. An establishment engaged in couture.

  2. One who designs for or owns such an establishment.


[French, dressmaker, from Old French cousturier, from cousture, sewing; see couture.]
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