[cou.ture] n [F, fr. OF cousture sewing, fr. (assumed) VL consutura, fr. L consutus, pp. of consuere to sew together, fr. com- + suere to sew--more at sew] (1908) 1: the business of designing, making, and selling fashionable custom-made women's clothing
2: the designers and establishments engaged in couture
3: the clothes created by couture