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cousture
Old French · medieval
"sewing, needlework"
sewing, needlework, from coudre (to sew)
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couture
French · 1900s
"high fashion design and dressmaking"
narrowed to mean the design and creation of fashionable, made-to-order clothing
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couture
English · 1908
"the design and creation of high fashion clothing"
adopted directly for high-fashion design and dressmaking
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