haute
adjective
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or less commonly haut \ ˈōt
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Definition of haute
: fashionable, high-class
haute interior decorators a store filled with haute kitsch
Examples of haute in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At 97, the French haute couturier Pierre Cardin still conjures designs daily in his office. — Charlene K. Lau, The Atlantic, "How Pierre Cardin’s Futuristic Fashion Infiltrated Everyday Life," 28 July 2019 These were the redoubts of the despised haute bourgeoisie, who lounged in ease while the rest of France languished, and riot was the answer to that inequity. — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, "A Play with No End," 22 July 2019 In an oversized cream blazer worn over a silk skirt and white blouse combination, Huntington-Whiteley went for the elegance of classic workwear elevated by haute details. — Vogue, "Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Upgrades a Model Off-Duty Styling Trick," 2 May 2019 That tells company founder Alex Smith that Houston is hungry not just for the seafood thrills Ouzo Bay is promising (Mediterranean dishes liberally laced with Greek flavors) but for an haute new playground with a sophisticated pedigree. — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, "Ouzo Bay brings seafood thrills to River Oaks," 12 July 2019 The most vibrant part of his rise has been his fashion, which in just the last a couple of months has evolved from ambivalent Western-esque flourishes to fully camp haute-cowboy get-ups and a collaboration with Wrangler. — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, "The Short Rise and Long Tail of Lil Nas X," 26 June 2019 The painting is a masterwork, the organizers of this show from the Art Institute and the Getty argue, a paragon on canvas of modern femininity, of haute fashion, of painterly technique, of seasonal representation. — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "'Manet and Modern Beauty' now at the Art Institute suggests that you don't know your Manet," 12 June 2019 The 25,000-square-foot, single-story house, set on 200 acres of valley floor in Rancho Mirage, is the antithesis of haute grandeur. — Steven Stolman, House Beautiful, "Sunnylands: The California Mansion That Has Hosted Frank Sinatra, Queen Elizabeth, and More," 18 Apr. 2019 For the past decade or so, Italy seems to have eroded France’s grip on the American imagination and the American dollar: Italian cuisine became haute; Americans started sniffing and drinking Italian wines. — Jay Mcinerney, Vogue, "Why, Oh Why Do I Love Paris? Jay McInerney Counted the Ways in a 1986 Story for Vogue, Republished Here in Solidarity With the French Capital, Where Notre-Dame Burned," 16 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'haute.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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