haute

[ oht ]

/ oʊt /

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adjective

high-class or high-toned; fancy: an haute restaurant that attracts a monied crowd.

high; elevated; upper.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Also haut

[oh; especially before a vowel oht]. /oʊ; especially before a vowel oʊt/.

Origin of haute

1780–90; generalized from haute couture, haute cuisine, etc.; <French, feminine of haut literally, high; see haughty

Among the least old of the latter and yet ugliest of all, the dame of Haut-Pourcin was conspicuous.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
Vun wannen ht er plutzlim vun der heller Haut aher sich genummen?
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
The haut en bas in the tone strengthened me in a moment, bracing my nerves as suavity and gentleness would not have done.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art|Various
I think you'll have a whole vaudeville show at Champ-au-Haut for the rest of your days—and gratis.
Flamsted quarries|Mary E. Waller

In passing Champ-au-Haut, he looked up at the house; here and there a light shone behind drawn shades.
Flamsted quarries|Mary E. Waller