variants or less commonly haut
: fashionable, high-class
haute interior decorators
a store filled with haute kitsch

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Art runs the only dairy farm on the South Fork of Long Island while Harry runs the Fairview Farm and its haute farm stand, as well as the famous corn maze in the Fall. Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Additionally, travelers can pick from nine bars and lounges and 10 restaurants, ranging from haute French fare in Bordeaux to Pan-Asian specialties in Himitsu. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024 Or, Kylie Jenner’s haute bride of Frankenstein moment care of Jean Paul Gaultier in 2022. Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024 Jet, a flat-black, opaque gemstone derived from wood that has experienced extreme compression over millions of years, was the haute stone throughout the Victorian era, a time when fashion and jewelry deftly signaled a person’s social status, financial wealth and even emotional state. Emili Vesilind, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for haute 

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of haute was in 1964

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“Haute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haute. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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