"couture" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kuːˈtjʊə/ [UK], /kuːˈtʃʊə/ [UK], /kuˈtʊɹ/ [US] Forms: coutures [plural]
enPR: ko͞o-to͝orʹ [US] Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ) Etymology: Ellipsis of haute couture, ultimately from French couture. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|haute couture}} Ellipsis of haute couture, {{der|en|fr|couture}} French couture Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} couture (countable and uncountable, plural coutures)
  1. (fashion) The production of high-end, custom-made clothing. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fashion Derived forms: couturist, couture house Related terms: couturier, couturial, haute couture
    Sense id: en-couture-en-noun-LJvZ9lpU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: fashion, lifestyle

Noun [French]

IPA: /ku.tyʁ/ Audio: Fr-couture.ogg Forms: coutures [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French costure, from Vulgar Latin *cōnsutūra, from Latin cōnsūtus, from cōnsuō. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|costure|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French costure, {{inh+|fr|fro|costure}} Inherited from Old French costure, {{inh|fr|VL.|*cōnsutūra}} Vulgar Latin *cōnsutūra, {{inh|fr|la|cōnsūtus}} Latin cōnsūtus, {{m|la|cōnsuō}} cōnsuō Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} couture f (plural coutures)
  1. sewing Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couture-fr-noun-zDFwjd0u
  2. dressmaking Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couture-fr-noun-FCr6DiAZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 59 24 6 6
  3. seam Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couture-fr-noun-AOmHEo3-
  4. (medical) stitches Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couture-fr-noun-ywjuqKQX
  5. scar Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couture-fr-noun-cVpqvNuf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bas couture, battre à plate couture, couturier, haute couture Related terms: coudre, cousu

Inflected forms

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