Definition of "boutique" []

• A small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes, accessories, or food, for example. (noun)
• A small shop located within a large department store or supermarket. (noun)
• A small business offering specialized products and services: an investment boutique; a health-care boutique. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "You both drank Bud, Miller, Schlitz or Pabst, and the phrase "boutique beer" never crossed your lips."
• ""Where the term boutique historically cried out independent, now the brands are in there,""
• "Located in historic Fabric Row, the boutique is a gem of a find."