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haute couture definition

haute cou·ture (ōt′ko̵̅o̅ to̵or′)

  1. the leading designers and creators of new fashions in clothing for women, collectively
  2. the clothing created by them

Etymology: Fr, lit., high sewing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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