tai|lor

tai|lor
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.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • tai|lor-made — «TAY luhr MAYD», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. made by or as if by a tailor; simple and fitting well. 2. Figurative. made to fit a certain person, object, or purpose: »Not too many years ago a car would run on most any kind of gasoline, but now… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tai|lor-make — «TAY luhr MAYK», transitive verb, made, mak|ing. to make especially to fit a person, object, or situation: »they ll tailor make an itinerary to suit you (Sunset) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tai|lor|a|ble — «TAY luhr uh buhl», adjective. that can be made into something to wear: »This highly tailorable stuff has been molded into classic clothes (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tai|lor|bird — «TAY luhr BURD», noun. any one of several small passerine songbirds of Asia and Africa that stitch leaves together to form and hide their nests …   Useful english dictionary

  • tai|lor|ess — «TAY luhr ihs», noun. a woman tailor …   Useful english dictionary

  • tai|lor|ing — «TAY luhr ihng», noun. 1. the business or work of a tailor. 2. the clothes or workmanship of a tailor: »British tailoring …   Useful english dictionary

  • cus|tom-tai|lor — «KUHS tuhm TAY luhr», transitive verb. = tailor make. (Cf. ↑tailor make) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tai·lor-made — /ˌteılɚˈmeıd/ adj 1 : made by a tailor a tailor made suit 2 : made or seeming to have been made for a particular person or purpose The job is tailor made [=perfect] for him …   Useful english dictionary

  • lor — ap·pel·lor; bach·e·lor; bach·e·lor·ism; bach·e·lor·ly; bach·e·lor·ship; ca·lor·i·fa·cient; ca·lor·i·fi·er; ca·lor·i·gen·ic; ca·lor·i·za·tor; chan·cel·lor; chan·cel·lor·ate; chan·cel·lor·ism; chan·cel·lor·ship; coun·cil·lor; coun·cil·lor·ship;… …   English syllables

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