tai´lor|less

tai´lor|less
tai|lor «TAY luhr», noun, verb.
–n.
a person whose business is making, altering, or mending clothes.
–v.t.
1. to make or fashion by tailor's work: »

The suit was well tailored.

2. to fit or furnish (a person) with clothes made by a tailor; outfit.
3. Figurative. to make specially to fit; adjust; adapt: »

The clinic tailors its treatment to individual needs (Scientific American).

–v.i.
to make or mend clothes.
[< Anglo-French taillour, Old French tailleor < Late Latin tāliāre to cut < tallia, for Latin tālea rod, cutting]
tai´lor|less, adjective.

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