couture

cou·ture

noun \kü-ˈtu̇r, -ˈtuer\

Definition of COUTURE

1

: the business of designing, making, and selling fashionable custom-made women's clothing

2

: the designers and establishments engaged in couture

3

: the clothes created by couture

Examples of COUTURE

1. The book discusses the relationship between culture and couture.
2. I can't afford to wear couture.

Origin of COUTURE

French, from Old French cousture sewing, from Vulgar Latin *consutura, from Latin consutus, past participle of consuere to sew together, from com- + suere to sew — more at sew

First Known Use: 1908

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with COUTURE

abjure, adjure, Adour, allure, amour, Ashur, assure, brochure, ceinture, cocksure, coiffure, conjure, contour, demure, detour, dirt-poor, endure, ensure, faubourg, for sure, Fraktur, grandeur, gravure, guipure, hachure, immure, impure, insure, inure, kultur, land-poor, langur, ligure, manure, mature, mohur, obscure, parure, perdure, procure, rondure, secure, siddur, tambour, tandoor, tenure, Uighur, unmoor, velour, velure