boutique

[ boo-teek ]
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noun
  1. a small shop or a small specialty department within a larger store, especially one that sells fashionable clothes and accessories or a special selection of other merchandise.

  2. any small, exclusive business offering customized service: Our advertising is handled by a new Madison Avenue boutique.

  1. Informal. a small business, department, etc., specializing in one aspect of a larger industry: one of Wall Street's leading research boutiques.

adjective
  1. of, designating, or characteristic of a small, exclusive producer or business: one of California's best boutique wineries.

Origin of boutique

1
1760–70; <French, Middle French, probably <Old Provençal botica, botiga (with Late Greek ē>ī) <Greek apothḗkē;see apothecary, bottega

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British Dictionary definitions for boutique

boutique

/ (buːˈtiːk) /


noun
  1. a shop, esp a small one selling fashionable clothes and other items

    • of or denoting a small specialized producer or business

    • (as modifier): a boutique winery

  1. a small specialized stall or shopping area within a supermarket, esp selling fresh meat, seafood, etc

Origin of boutique

1
C18: from French, probably from Old Provençal botica, ultimately from Greek apothēkē storehouse; see apothecary

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