haute

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haute¹

adjective more haute · most haute

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of haut and haught (“high; haughty”).haut and haught

haute²

  • /oʊt/ US
  • /əʊt/ UK

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Unadapted borrowing from French, extracted from terms such as haute cuisine and haute couture.

adjective more haute · most haute

  1. high (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to be typically French) Monessons’s Oz, of course, was the ultimate new concept in Dallas dining: an exclusive, members-only restaurant/disco serving only the finest haute cuisine, wine, and liquor at very haute prices.

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