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haut ton en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əʊˈtɒn/ (UK)

Etymology

From French.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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: