boutique

The definition of a boutique is a store where trendy, often expensive, clothing is sold.

(noun)

An example of boutique is an independent store on Rodeo Drive that carries designer clothing.

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See boutique in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a small shop, or a small department in a store, where fashionable, usually expensive, clothes and other articles are sold
  2. a small, independent agency as for advertising or investments

Origin: Fr < L apotheca: see apothecary

See boutique in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes, accessories, or food, for example.
    b. A small shop located within a large department store or supermarket.
  2. A small business offering specialized products and services: an investment boutique; a health-care boutique.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French botique, small shop

Origin: , from Old Provençal botica

Origin: , from Latin apothēca, storehouse; see apothecary

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