Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made by a tailor.
- adjective Perfectly fitted to a condition, preference, or purpose; made or as if made to order.
- noun A garment made by a tailor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Hence Somewhat stiff and formal; conventional.
- Made by a tailor: used especially of women's gowns and jackets in imitation of men's garments, with attention to exact fit and with little ornamentation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Made by a tailor or according to a tailor's fashion; -- said specif. of women's garments made with certain closeness of fit, simplicity of ornament, etc.
- adjective made or as if made specifically for the particular purpose at hand; -- used metaphorically.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective made by a tailor, especially if made to order;
bespoke - adjective perfectly
appropriate to some specific occasion or purpose; made to one's specificrequirements
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of clothing) custom-made
- noun custom-made clothing
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Examples
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Having opened a school whose needs eventually outstripped even what this new facility had to offer, in 1992 the congregation voted to purchase a large tract of land some five miles further west, and began construction on a campus envisioned to be tailor-made for the educational, worship, and social life of the church.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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The process was at first condemned by many who saw it as scientists playing God and the first step toward a brave new world of tailor-made children.
Robert Edward wins 2010 Nobel prize in medicine for in-vitro fertizilation Rob Stein 2010
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Knuckles's and fellow pioneer Ron Hardy's merging of Salsoul classics with mutant disco, electro and European synth-pop paved the way for the first tailor-made house tracks in 1984.
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Plus the streams around here are just tailor-made for fly fishing ....
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He also wanted to dress as well as the Fairfaxes, their garments tailor-made in England, and so he became meticulous about his appearance.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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The process was at first condemned by many who saw it as scientists playing God and the first step toward a brave new world of tailor-made children.
Robert Edward wins 2010 Nobel prize in medicine for in-vitro fertizilation Rob Stein 2010
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If reality matches a myth, it's tailor-made to be remembered.
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Hackman is tailor-made for Moseby, a regular guy who once played football, and who's much better at snooping on others than figuring out his own disordered life.
John Farr: Two Passing Greats: A Tribute to Arthur Penn and Tony Curtis John Farr 2010
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The process was at first condemned by many who saw it as scientists playing God and the first step toward a brave new world of tailor-made children.
Robert Edward wins 2010 Nobel prize in medicine for in-vitro fertizilation Rob Stein 2010
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Hackman is tailor-made for Moseby, a regular guy who once played football, and who's much better at snooping on others than figuring out his own disordered life.
John Farr: Two Passing Greats: A Tribute to Arthur Penn and Tony Curtis John Farr 2010
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