couture

sewing

noun koo-TYUR Rare

Origin: Latin 'consutura' (a sewing together)

Also means

seam

Usage Note

Couture means both the craft of sewing and a seam in fabric. La haute couture (literally 'high sewing') is the prestigious world of bespoke fashion, a term France has protected as a legal designation. The phrase battre à plate couture (to beat flat out, crushing a seam) means to defeat someone decisively. A couturière is a female seamstress or dressmaker.

Examples

"Elle a appris la couture chez sa grand-mère."

Natural Translation

She learnt sewing from her grandmother.

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