/ kuˈtjʊə(r); NAmE -ˈtʊr/ noun
[ U ] (from French ) the design and production of expensive and fashionable clothes; these clothes :
a couture evening dress
—see also haute couture
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: French , sewing, dressmaking .
/ kuˈtjʊə(r); NAmE -ˈtʊr/ noun
[ U ] (from French ) the design and production of expensive and fashionable clothes; these clothes :
a couture evening dress
—see also haute couture
••
WORD ORIGIN
1920s: French , sewing, dressmaking .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005