COUTURE


Meaning of COUTURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kü-ˈtu̇r, -ˈtuer ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Old French cousture sewing, from Vulgar Latin * consutura, from Latin consutus, past participle of consuere to sew together, from com- + suere to sew — more at sew

Date: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.