Definition of Charles Frederick Worth

1. Noun. French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895).

Exact synonyms: Worth
Generic synonyms: Clothes Designer, Couturier, Designer, Fashion Designer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Charles Frederick Worth

Charles Dodgson
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Eames
Charles Edouard Jeanneret
Charles Edward Berry
Charles Edward Ives
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Farrar Browne
Charles Follen McKim
Charles Fourier
Charles Francis Hall
Charles Francois Gounod
Charles Franklin Kettering
Charles Franklin Peirce
Charles Frederick Menninger
Charles Frederick Worth (current term)
Charles Goodyear
Charles Grey
Charles Hardin Holley
Charles Henry Harrod
Charles Herbert Best
Charles I
Charles II
Charles IX
Charles James Fox
Charles Joseph Clark
Charles Kay Ogden
Charles Kettering
Charles L'Enfant

Literary usage of Charles Frederick Worth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"2184), Madame Charles Frederick Worth, and Thusnelda. Kaiserin (Fig. 2185) is also to be commended. It is suggestive that these have come from crossed seeds ..."

2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1896)
"Abundant on the leaves of the cultivated rose, as Madam Charles, Frederick Worth, August and September. ..."

3. Cousin Anthony and I: Some Views of Ours about Divers Matters and Various by Edward Sandford Martin (1895)
"It was in this latter sphere of endeavor that that clever and successful artist, the late Charles Frederick Worth, made a great reputation and a fortune for ..."

4. Adventure Guide by Heather Stimmler-Hall (2004)
"Haute couture was established in Paris when an English tailor, Charles Frederick Worth, set up his studio near the Paris Opera in 1858 with the original ..."

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