couture
noun [U] /kuːˈtjʊər/
/-ˈtʊr/ (also haute couture)Definition
› the designing, making, and selling of expensive fashionable clothing, or the clothes themselves: a couture show/collection/houseFashionModern and fashionableModern and fashionable couturier /kuːˈtjʊə.ri.eɪ/
/-ˈtʊr.i-/ noun [C] › In 1960 Pierre Cardin became the first couturier to design men's clothes.FashionModern and fashionableModern and fashionable
/-ˈtʊr.i-/ noun [C] › In 1960 Pierre Cardin became the first couturier to design men's clothes.FashionModern and fashionableModern and fashionable(Definition of couture noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Decorations for clothes
- Dresses, suits & gowns
- Fasteners for clothes
- Gloves & accessories
- Hats & scarves
- Jumpers, shirts & tee-shirts
- Nightwear
- Not wearing or removing clothes
- Parts of clothes
- Protective clothing
- Putting clothes on
- Shoes
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- Smart & elegant
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- Style & appearance of clothes
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Synonyms and related words:
- clothes horse noun (PERSON)
- collection noun (THINGS TOGETHER)
- come in phrasal verb (FASHION)
- cover girl noun
- designer noun
- fashion noun (POPULAR STYLE)
- fashion statement noun
- fashionista noun
- haute couture noun
- high-street adjective
- mannequin noun
- milliner noun
- mode noun (FASHION)
- model noun (PERSON)
- model verb (CLOTHES)
- modelling noun
- style noun (FASHION)
- supermodel noun
- trend noun
- vogue noun
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