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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or being a style of women's clothing tailored after the simple unadorned style of men's suits.

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Examples

  • Leslie was wearing those man-tailored suits she loves and Audrey was wearing her crash helmet.

    Gerry Threatened to Quit The Democratic Party 2008

  • And comfy man-tailored jackets with matching shorts and pants.

    For Richard Chai, bring on the Love 2009

  • Savino eyed my dusty blue trousers, man-tailored shirt, and blazer, and did a double take when she noticed my shoulder holster.

    7th Heaven Patterson, James 2008

  • Savino eyed my dusty blue trousers, man-tailored shirt, and blazer, and did a double take when she noticed my shoulder holster.

    7th Heaven Patterson, James 2008

  • Off-kilter pleats, unexpectedly placed origami folds, and touches like man-tailored pockets in a gown graced the runway of Vera Wang.

    The Look of Vera Wang 2008

  • These ranged from startlingly androgynous, man-tailored jackets and breeches to mile-high pouf coiffures decorated with intricate landscapes and military battle-scenes, and from sweeping, jewel-encrusted gowns with which she upstaged her husband at public appearances to risqué peasant-girl shifts that she sported at her private country retreat.

    Caroline Weber: Let Them Eat Lace: Marie Antoinette's Fierce and Fearless Fashion 2008

  • It was an attractive mirror of her political message: man-tailored with a dash of pink femininity.

    Archive 2007-01-01 2007

  • All the “steamer” style, all the “reefer” style, all the “man-tailored” overcoats will make her look like a great big block.

    November 2006 2006

  • All the “steamer” style, all the “reefer” style, all the “man-tailored” overcoats will make her look like a great big block.

    Are you a Ruler or an Apple? - A Dress A Day 2006

  • And in the last scene she dons a man-tailored coat to go preaching, and suddenly she looks like an apple!

    Are you a Ruler or an Apple? - A Dress A Day 2006

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