noun
Uncommon
couture
koo-TYOOR
Couture (noun) means the design and creation of high-end, custom-made fashion, or such clothing collectively. Example: “The designer unveiled her latest couture collection in Paris.”
noun
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The design and creation of high-end, custom-made fashion, or such clothing collectively.
"Anyway, there are only a few hundred clients in the world who regularly buy couture, including Middle Eastern royalty and American businesswomen."
— Vanessa Friedman, Why We Cover High Fashion (2018)
"The designer unveiled her latest couture collection in Paris."
"The dress was a stunning piece of couture."
"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."
— Cally Blackman, 100 Years of Fashion Illustration (2007)
How to use couture
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFine, custom-made high fashion clothing, or the industry that makes it.
Common pairings
haute couture
couture gown
couture house
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Word forms
- Plural
- coutures
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Etymology
A shortening of the French phrase haute couture, literally "high sewing" — the practice of hand-crafted, custom fashion.
Rhymes for couture
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What does “couture” mean?
The word “couture” means the design and creation of high-end, custom-made fashion, or such clothing collectively. In plain terms, fine, custom-made high fashion clothing, or the industry that makes it.
How do you pronounce “couture”?
“Couture” is pronounced koo-TYOOR (/kuˈtʊɹ/ in IPA).
How do you use “couture” in a sentence?
Here is “couture” used in a sentence: “The designer unveiled her latest couture collection in Paris.”
What part of speech is “couture”?
“Couture” is a noun.
Where does the word “couture” come from?
The word “couture” comes from French. A shortening of the French phrase haute couture, literally "high sewing" — the practice of hand-crafted, custom fashion.
Is “couture” a common word?
“Couture” is an uncommon word in modern English.
