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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).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charles Frederick Worth
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 ..."