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Traditional English :: tailoring
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tailoring - n. & v. --n. a maker of clothes, esp. one who makes men's outer garments to measure. --v. 1 tr. make (clothes) as a tailor.
2 tr. make or adapt for a special purpose.
3 intr. work as or be a tailor.
4 tr. (esp. as tailored adj.) make clothes for (he was immaculately tailored).
5 tr. (as tailored adj.) = tailor-made. tailor-bird any small Asian etc. bird of the genus Orthotomus that stitches leaves together to form a nest. tailor-made adj.
1 (of clothing) made to order by a tailor.
2 made or suited for a particular purpose (a job tailor-made for me). --n. a tailor-made garment. tailor's chair a chair without legs for sitting cross-legged like a tailor at work. tailor's twist a fine strong silk thread used by tailors. tailoring n. [ME & AF taillour, OF tailleur cutter, formed as TAIL(2)] |
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