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Hautbois

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  [hoh-boi, oh-boi] /ˈhoʊ bɔɪ, ˈoʊ bɔɪ/ noun 1. 1 (def 1). /ˈəʊbɔɪ/ noun 1. Also called hautbois strawberry, haubois (ˈəʊbɔɪ). a strawberry, Fragaria moschata, of central Europe and Asia, with large fruit 2. an archaic word for oboe n. 1570s, from French hautbois “high wood” (15c.; see oboe). The “high” is haut in its secondary […]

• Haut cuisine

  n. 1926, French, literally “high(-class) cooking;” see haught + cuisine. Usually in italics until 1960s.

• Haute

  [oht] /oʊt/ adjective 1. high-class or high-toned; fancy: an haute restaurant that attracts a monied crowd. 2. high; elevated; upper. adj. French, literally “high,” fem. of haut (see haught). Haute bourgeoisie “the (French) upper-middle class” is from 1888.

• Haute-couture

  [oht koo-too r; French oht koo-tyr] /ˌoʊt kuˈtʊər; French oʊt kuˈtür/ noun 1. high fashion; the most fashionable and influential dressmaking and designing. 2. the fashions so created. 3. the leading dressmaking establishments in the world of fashion, considered collectively. /ot kutyr/ noun 1. high fashion

• Haute-cuisine

  [oht kwi-zeen; French oht kwee-zeen] /ˌoʊt kwɪˈzin; French oʊt kwiˈzin/ noun 1. fine or gourmet cooking; food preparation as an art. /ot kwizin/ noun 1. high-class cooking

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