haute

especially before a vowel haut

[oht]

adjective

1. high-class or high-toned; fancy.

   an haute restaurant that attracts a monied crowd.

2. high; elevated; upper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of haute¹

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

Example Sentences

Earlier this year, haute couture label Christian Dior, which is also owned by the French group, said Grazia Chiuri decided to step down as creative director of the brand’s women’s collections after nine years in the role.

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Astonishingly, they found that a majority of the drugs — 28 of them, or 56% — were rated as having “low therapeutic benefit” by France’s Haute Autorité de Santé and Germany’s Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss, the health-technology assessment associations that advise those countries’ highly respected medical systems.

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For decades, Wylie Dufresne worked at the cutting edge of haute cuisine, dreaming up high-concept dishes like deconstructed eggs Benedict or cubes of aerated foie gras.

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Often performing community groups or visiting schools, a haute couture show is a departure from the Armagh Rhymers day-to-day schedule.

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Soon, Armani was working for Nino Cerruti - an influential haute couture designer.

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