variants or less commonly haut
ˈōt How to pronounce haute (audio)
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: fashionable, high-class
haute interior decorators
a store filled with haute kitsch

Examples of haute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hudgens is Ruby, the old friend turned haute celebrity restaurateur who comes back into Sophie’s life. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 Monica Hickey, who for decades swathed celebrities and socialites for their lavish nuptials in the haute bridal salons at the New York department stores Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue, died on Jan. 26 in Valle de Elqui, Chile. Alex Williams, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024 When hunger calls, gather everyone together before heading to one of the stylish onboard eateries, many of which are complimentary, such as the haute French restaurant, Normandie. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2023 Mason’s Retreat is the name of this farm and ancestral seat, tumbledown in haute WASP fashion, a place of brackish marsh air, oyster shells, and drawers jammed with mismatched cutlery. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024 Chateau des Fleurs is an extravagant new stay in the eighth arrondissement with 19th-century style and an haute Korean restaurant. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023 The news follows on the heels of the company’s involvement with the Louvre in Paris—a partnership that formed in 2019 in an effort to bring haute horology and the world of fine arts and history closer together. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2023 Off-runway, Bottega Veneta released an haute version of the Strand bookstore tote, and Chanel’s Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon program presented house ambassador Charlotte Casiraghi in conversation with female writers such as Siri Hustvedt and Jeannette Winterson. Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2023 Say hello to the 3D chrome manicure, the groovy nail art popular among Hollywood’s hottest stars and their equally haute manicurists. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of haute was in 1964

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“Haute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haute. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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