haute
Americanadjective
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high-class or high-toned; fancy.
an haute restaurant that attracts a monied crowd.
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high; elevated; upper.
Etymology
Origin of haute
1780–90; generalized from haute couture, haute cuisine, etc.; < French, feminine of haut literally, high; haughty
Example Sentences
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He did a poorly received grunge collection that incoherently tried to marry haute couture with thrift-store shabbiness, and was fired for it.
“I see your wagon was made by the Standard Wheel Company of Terre Haute, Mr. Culver.”
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His mind was still back in Terre Haute.
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“You don’t mean to tell me you come from Terre Haute in that thing today.”
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Probably Miss Myrt herself had never darkened the door of the normal school, or even been to Terre Haute.
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