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Some fashion man was keep saying "kootur" something about closet or clothes? Is it an english word?
Thanks in Advance.

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[nq:1]Some fashion man was keep saying "kootur" something about closet or clothes? [/nq] It was probably "couture", as in "haute couture", an expression that has come into English from French and means the expensive end of the fashion industry. " Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

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  • [nq:1]Some fashion man was keep saying "kootur" something about closet or clothes?
  • [/nq] It was probably "couture", as in "haute couture", an expression that has come into English from French and means the expensive end of the fashion industry.
  • " Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
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[nq:1]Some fashion man was keep saying "kootur" something about closet or clothes? Is it an english word?[/nq]
It was probably "couture", as in "haute couture", an expression that has come into English from French and means the expensive end of the fashion industry.

John Hall
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[nq:1]Some fashion man was keep saying "kootur" something about closet or clothes? Is it an english word? Thanks in Advance.[/nq]
Couture.
From Chambers online:
couture: noun; the designing, making and selling of fashionable clothes. ETYMOLOGY: Early 20c: French, meaning 'sewing' or 'dressmaking'.
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[nq:1]Some fashion man was keep saying "kootur" something about closet or clothes? Is it an english word? Thanks in Advance.[/nq]
Do you mean "couture"? Well, yes and no :-)

John Briggs
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