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tailor

1

[ tey-ler ]

noun

  1. a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.


verb (used with object)

  1. to make by tailor's work.
  2. to fashion or adapt to a particular taste, purpose, need, etc.:

    to tailor one's actions to those of another.

  3. to fit or furnish with clothing.
  4. Chiefly U.S. Military. to make (a uniform) to order; cut (a ready-made uniform) so as to cause to fit more snugly; taper.

verb (used without object)

  1. to do the work of a tailor.

tailor

2

[ tey-ler ]

noun

British Dialect.
  1. a stroke of a bell indicating someone's death; knell.

tailor

/ 藞迟别瑟濒蓹 /

noun

  1. a person who makes, repairs, or alters outer garments, esp menswear sartorial
  2. a voracious and active marine food fish, Pomatomus saltator, of Australia with scissor-like teeth
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cut or style (material, clothes, etc) to satisfy certain requirements
  2. tr to adapt so as to make suitable for something specific

    he tailored his speech to suit a younger audience

  3. intr to follow the occupation of a tailor
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tailor1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English (noun), from Anglo-French tailour, Old French tailleor, from taill(ier) 鈥渢o cut鈥 (from Late Latin 迟腻濒颈腻谤别, derivative of Latin 迟腻濒别补 鈥渞od, cutting,鈥 literally, 鈥渉eel-piece鈥; tally ) + -or -or 2

Origin of tailor2

Alteration by folk etymology of teller
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tailor1

C13: from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier to cut, from Latin 迟腻濒别补 a cutting; related to Greek talis girl of marriageable age
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I found a local tailor who mends with precision and fell in love with pieces that I forgot I even had.

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But it did say it follows all state emergency management requirements and has eight different disaster management coordinators assigned to different regions to better tailor its response.

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"The same recipe cannot work so there is a need to be more tailored to different tourism destinations."

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It鈥檚 the ham鈥檚 final suit and it should be tailored accordingly.

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S谩nchez鈥檚 invite list, therefore, had to be consciously tailored to meet a certain bar for the brand.

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