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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{ellipsis of|en|haute couture}}, thus ultimately from {{der|en|fr|couture}}.
{{ellipsis|en|haute couture}}, ultimately from {{der|en|fr|couture}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/kuːˈtjʊə/|/kuːˈt͡ʃʊə/}}
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/kuːˈtjʊə/|/kuːˈtʃʊə/}}
* {{a|US}} {{IPA|en|/kuˈtʊɚ/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|ko͞o-to͝orʹ}}, {{IPA|en|/kuˈtʊɹ/}}


===Noun===
===Noun===

Revision as of 20:08, 20 October 2022

See also: Couture

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of haute couture, ultimately from French couture.

Pronunciation

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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[1], →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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.tyʁ/
  • audio:(file)

Noun

couture f (plural coutures)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: couture

Further reading

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