First Known Use: 1908
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couture
noun cou·ture \kü-ˈtu̇r, -ˈtuer\
: the business of designing, making, or selling women's clothes; also : women's clothes in general
Full 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
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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
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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
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