couture

== English == === Etymology === Ellipsis of haute couture, ultimately from French couture. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kuːˈtjʊə/, /kuːˈtʃʊə/ (US) enPR: ko͞o-to͝orʹ, IPA(key): /kuˈtʊɹ/ Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ) === Noun === couture (countable and uncountable, plural coutures) (fashion) The production of high-end, custom-made clothing. ==== Derived terms ==== couturist couture house ==== Related terms ==== couturier couturial haute couture == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French costure, from Vulgar Latin *cōnsutūra, from Latin cōnsūtus, from cōnsuō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.tyʁ/ === Noun === couture f (plural coutures) sewing dressmaking seam (medical) stitches scar ==== Derived terms ==== bas couture battre à plate couture couturier haute couture ==== Related terms ==== coudre cousu ==== Descendants ==== English: couture === Further reading === “couture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English couture (“production of high-end, custom-made clothing”), ellipsis of haute couture (“haute couture, high fashion”, literally “high, elegant + sewing”). Compare French couture (“sewing”). === Noun === couture (plural couture-couture) (fashion) couture: production of high-end, custom-made clothing === Further reading === “couture”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016