haute

CEFRC2

/hˈoʊt/

adjective

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01
adjective
Fashionable and high-quality, especially in clothing.
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adjective
Extra detail
high (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to be typically French)

Examples

Acrobatic acts, magicians, dancers, haute cuisine and world-renowned singers help draw people inside the hotel.
She spent a fortune on haute couture clothing.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 2
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5

Also pronounced

/əʊt/
/oʊt/

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Mary likes haute couture.
Monessons’s Oz, of course, was the ultimate new concept in Dallas dining: an exclusive, members-only restaurant/disco serving only the finest haute cuisine, wine, and liquor at very haute prices.
Over the last five years, Japanese photographer Shoichi Aoki documented these fashion mavens, who combine haute pieces with homemade accessories, and printed them in ...

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Monessons’s Oz, of course, was the ultimate new concept in Dallas dining: an exclusive, members-only restaurant/disco serving only the finest haute cuisine, wine, and liquor at very haute prices.
1977 May, Jim Atkinson, “The Wizard of Oz (Ret.)”, in Texas Monthly, page 116, column 2
In sum, the subject’s paternal family was of very haute black bourgeoisie origins, upper civil service, in Antigua.
2003, Norman Rush, “So, My Boy, Now You Have Him”, in Mortals, Vintage International, published July 2004, →ISBN, page 228
Don't even think about handling the hangers in a careless way; if the haute pieces (1920s-1990s) don't already scream "Handle with care!", Rita might. The delicate designer darlings, […]
2004, Gary Baum, Victoria Namkung, Where to Wear: Los Angeles 2005, Where to Wear Global, →ISBN
Scott shared backstage pre-show, stopping to issue the disclaimer that these theories already exist and live online. But he editorialized a bit in the name of fashion. “I take it one step further and ask, ‘Was Jackie an alien? Was she an android? How did she endure the pain and grieving of the assassination? All the ridicule about her being such a haute, snotty Bouvier too good to be an American icon? How did she do that if she was actually human?’”
2018 February 21, Jessica Iredale, “Moschino RTW Fall 2018”, in Women’s Wear Daily
Goodbye, normal jeans: hello haute denim / Sculpted, sophisticated, celebrity endorsed – these collaborations are giving denim a high-end spin[…]Haute denim isn’t new, of course, but this season’s offering is different: a cache of fashion houses have sought out partnerships with traditional denim brands, combining an eye for design with decades of technical know-how.[…]Whether it’s perking up your officewear or bringing some 2000s cool to your party look, haute denim is a good investment.
2020 November 24, Baya Simons, “Goodbye, normal jeans: hello haute denim”, in Financial Times

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Origin

adjective

Unadapted borrowing from French, extracted from terms such as haute cuisine and haute couture.

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