Haute Meaning
/oʊt/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjObsolete spelling of haut and haught (“high; haughty”).
adjhigh (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to be typically French)
Sentence Examples
Mary likes haute couture.
Acrobatic acts, magicians, dancers, haute cuisine and world-renowned singers help draw people inside the hotel.
She spent a fortune on haute couture clothing.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She wore a dress from a ____ couture fashion house in Paris.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The designer is famous for creating ____ couture dresses that are worn on the red carpet.
Word Origin & History
Unadapted borrowing from French, extracted from terms such as haute cuisine and haute couture.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"Over the last five years, Japanese photographer Shoichi Aoki documented these fashion mavens, who combine haute pieces with homemade accessories, and printed them in ..."
— 2001, CMJ New Music Monthly, page 23:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She wore a dress from a ____ couture fashion house in Paris.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The designer is famous for creating ____ couture dresses that are worn on the red carpet.