haute Definition
haute (ōt)
adjective
of a high level of quality, fashion, etc.: often used to suggest affectation or snobbery
Etymology: Fr, fem. of haut, high, grand: see haughty
haute Usage Examples
Object
- couture: More than 300 stores sell thousands of lines of goods from inexpensive gifts to haute couture.
- cuisine: The guide covers the whole spectrum of dining, from neighborhood haunts to haute cuisine.
Modifies a noun
- couture: Cool interior colors for 2006 Feature Interior design, like haute couture, has cycles of color trends.
- cuisine: The main teaching kitchen is equipped to a high standard, with all the tools of haute cuisine.
- collection: Today more than 300 top international designers use fur in their ready-to-wear and haute couture collections.
- fashion: The only way to make the attendance of an haute couture fashion show even more desirable is to slash the guest list in half.
- garment: At the beginning of the decade, the market was dominated by Parisian designers of expensive haute couture garments.
- house: In 1999 Gucci bought YSL's ready-to-wear and perfume businesses, and Francois Pinault took over Saint Laurent's haute couture house.
Browse dictionary entries near haute
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- ‹ Hauptmann
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