Haute

//oʊt// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of haut and haught (“high; haughty”). alt-of, obsolete
  2. 2
    high (especially in terms of fashion, cookery or anything considered to be typically French)

    "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."

Synonyms

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high

Example

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"One day, her dream to be dressed in haute couture came true in an unexpected way."

Etymology

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

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