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haut ton

UK/əʊˈtɒn/

haut ton noun: high fashion; fashionability.

Noun

haut ton (uncountable)

  1. High fashion; fashionability.
    • An air of extreme haut ton, however, pervaded her whole appearance […]1835, Edgar Allan Poe, King Pest
    • In the great houses, servants out of livery help to the different plats, servants in livery holding the dishes, sauces, etc., and changing the plates. I believe it is strictly haut ton for the servants in livery to do nothing but assist those out of livery.1837, James Fenimore Cooper, Gleanings in Europe: England

Origin of haut ton

From French.

Questions about haut ton

What does haut ton mean?
Haut ton means high fashion; fashionability.
What part of speech is haut ton?
Haut ton is a noun.
How do you pronounce haut ton?
Haut ton is pronounced /əʊˈtɒn/ (UK).

Words near haut ton in the dictionary

  1. Hauswirth
  2. Hauswirths
  3. haut
  4. haut gout
  5. haut monde
  6. haut ton
  7. haut-boy
  8. haut-boys
  9. Haut-Katanga
  10. Haut-Lomami
  11. haut-pas

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