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Definition of Tailoring
1. Noun. The occupation of a tailor.
Definition of Tailoring
1. adv. The business or the work of a tailor or a tailoress.
Definition of Tailoring
1. Verb. (present participle of tailor) ¹
2. Noun. Work done by a tailor. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively) Any modification or ornamentation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tailoring
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tailoring
Literary usage of Tailoring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"tailoring Industry and the Particulars Clause MR. CLAUDE HAY: I beg to ask the
Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will state when the ..."
2. The Industrial Evolution of the United States by Carroll Davidson Wright (1897)
"upon the invention of the sewing machine, resulting in the combination of the
small shops and the organization tailoring- of large establishments for the ..."
3. The Journeymen Tailors' Union of America: A Study in Trade Union Policy by Charles Jacob Stowell (1918)
"For the first two centuries following colonization, the tailoring industry in
this country was occupied chiefly with custom work for wealthy patrons, ..."
4. Life and Labour of the People in London by Charles Booth (1893)
"The ladies' tailoring, which is a distinct branch of the trade, or has only sprung
into existence within these past ten or twelve years, is supposed to bo ..."
5. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1902)
"ON tailoring—AND TOILETTES IN GENERAL. UR ancestors, my dear Bob, have transmitted
to you (as well as every member of our family,) considerable charms of ..."
6. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"This big tailoring store's busy season is never over; its dull season never ...
tailoring For Men There are plenty of good tailors who lack the business ..."
7. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray (1869)
"ON tailoring—AND TOILETTES IN GENERAL, UR ancestors, my dear Bob, have transmitted
to you (as well as every member of our family,) considerable charms of ..."
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