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couture

Verified Fashion & beauty French in English
couture
couture

Definition

The design and making of fashionable clothes, especially bespoke work.

From French couture.

Merriam-Webster records 1908 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

Her collection drew on traditional couture techniques.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couture

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