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couture¹

  • /kuːˈtjʊə/ UK
  • /kuːˈtʃʊə/ UK
  • /kuˈtʊɹ/ US

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Ellipsis of haute couture, ultimately from French couture.

noun coutures

  1. countable, uncountable The production of high-end, custom-made clothing. 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.

Couture²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Couture.

proper noun Coutures

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fashion, tailoring, dressmaking, haute, seamstress, style, sewing, stitching, seam, intersection, design, haute couture, designerwear, fashionwear, corsetmaking, clothing

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"couture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/couture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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couture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/couture

Chicago

"couture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/couture.

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@misc{couture_2026,
  title = {couture},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/couture},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}