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  • adjective designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose

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Examples

  • Henry, at four, and Edmund, who was only two years old, were not yet old enough to manage a longbow, not even one of the smaller models purpose-made for boys just learning archery.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • Henry, at four, and Edmund, who was only two years old, were not yet old enough to manage a longbow, not even one of the smaller models purpose-made for boys just learning archery.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • Henry, at four, and Edmund, who was only two years old, were not yet old enough to manage a longbow, not even one of the smaller models purpose-made for boys just learning archery.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • Henry, at four, and Edmund, who was only two years old, were not yet old enough to manage a longbow, not even one of the smaller models purpose-made for boys just learning archery.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • US designer Rebecca Minkoff's handbags are excellent: low-key and cool and purpose-made to sit really well against your body (very gratifying).

    What I bought this week: rings 2010

  • You can buy purpose-made statues for precisely this purpose from a variety of sources both on & off line, including from some realtors.

    Archive 2009-03-15 Bas Bleu 2009

  • Normally, scanning in 3D requires purpose-made gear and time.

    Wired Top Stories 2009

  • There are several forms of it, including one purpose-made for bombs.

    How to Get a Nuclear Bomb 2006

  • There are several forms of it, including one purpose-made for bombs.

    How to Get a Nuclear Bomb 2006

  • There are several forms of it, including one purpose-made for bombs.

    How to Get a Nuclear Bomb 2006

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