couture

English

Etymology

Shortening of haute couture, thus ultimately from French couture.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kuːˈtjʊə/, /kuːˈt͡ʃʊə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kuˈtʊɚ/

Noun

couture (countable and uncountable, plural coutures)

  1. (fashion) The production of high-end, custom-made clothing
    • 2007, Cally Blackman, 100 Years of Fashion Illustration‎, →ISBN, page 166:
      It was the branding of these products, rather than the couture itself, that would become the foundation of the industry, generating huge global sales by the last quarter of the century.

Derived terms

  • couturist
  • couture house

French

Etymology

From Old French cousture, from Vulgar Latin *cōnsutūra, from Latin cōnsūtus, from cōnsuō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.tyʁ/

Noun

couture f (plural coutures)

  1. sewing
  2. dressmaking
  3. seam
  4. (medical) stitches
  5. scar

Derived terms

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