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couturiere

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cou⋅tu⋅ri⋅ère

[koo-toor-ee-er, -ee-er; Fr. koo-ty-ryer]
–noun, plural -tu⋅ri⋅ères [-toor-ee-erz, -erz; Fr. -ty-ryer] .
a woman who is a couturier.
Also called cou⋅tu⋅ri⋅ere [koo-toor-ee-er, -ee-er] .


Origin:
1810–20; < F
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cou·tu·rière   (kōō-tŏŏr'ē-ər, -ē-âr', -tür-yěr')   
n.  A woman who designs for or owns an establishment engaged in couture.

[French, dressmaker, seamstress, from Old French cousturiere, feminine of cousturier; see couturier.]
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