Is it a Closet?

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Venona Wickstrom - 06 Apr 2004 10:21 GMT

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

Thanks in Advance.

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John Hall - 06 Apr 2004 10:39 GMT

>Some fashion man was keep saying "kootur" something about closet or clothes?
>Is it an english word?

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.

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mUs1Ka - 06 Apr 2004 11:07 GMT

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

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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John Briggs - 06 Apr 2004 11:10 GMT

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

Do you mean "couture"? Well, yes and no :-)

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Discussion Groups / British English / April 2004

Is it a Closet?