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tailor

[ tey-ler ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

verb (used with object)

to make by tailor's work.
to fashion or adapt to a particular taste, purpose, need, etc.:
to tailor one's actions to those of another.
to fit or furnish with clothing.
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)

to do the work of a tailor.

tailor

[ tey-ler ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

British Dialect.

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

tailor

/ ˈ�ٱ�ɪ��ə /

noun

a person who makes, repairs, or alters outer garments, esp menswear sartorial
a voracious and active marine food fish, Pomatomus saltator, of Australia with scissor-like teeth

verb

to cut or style (material, clothes, etc) to satisfy certain requirements
tr to adapt so as to make suitable for something specific
he tailored his speech to suit a younger audience
intr to follow the occupation of a tailor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tailor¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English (noun), from Anglo-French tailour, Old French tailleor, from taill(ier) “to cut” (from Late Latin ��, derivative of Latin �� “rod, cutting,” literally, “heel-piece”; tally ) + -or -or ²

Origin of tailor²

Alteration by folk etymology of teller

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tailor¹

C13: from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier to cut, from Latin �� 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’s the ham’s final suit and it should be tailored accordingly.

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Sánchez’s invite list, therefore, had to be consciously tailored to meet a certain bar for the brand.

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tail off tailorable

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