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Definition of Custom-made
1. Adjective. Made according to the specifications of an individual.
Similar to: Bespoke, Bespoken, Made-to-order, Tailor-made, Tailored, Custom-built, Made-to-order
Antonyms: Ready-made
2. Noun. An item made to the customer's specifications.
Definition of Custom-made
1. Adjective. Made according to the specifications of a particular individual; unique ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Custom-made
Literary usage of Custom-made
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1903)
"pect to be despised, for he knows them by this time for ordinary people, that is
to say, inert, custom-made creatures, who move only as they are pushed. ..."
2. The Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"It is pretended that the University of Paris, having adopted this custom, made
use of it the first time in behalf of Peter Lombard, who was made doctor of ..."
3. Mining Rights on the Public Domain: Lode and Placer Claims, Tunnels, Mill by Robert Stewart Morrison (1908)
"... made against the same side; the charge for the conveyance, on the other hand,
is by custom made against the vendor. ALIENS. Ownership of Patented Title. ..."
4. The Shoe Industry by Frederick James Allen (1916)
"Custom-Made. Made by hand to special order and measurement. Cut-off Vamp. One cut
off at the tip and stitched to the toe cap, not extending under the tip ..."
5. China Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical: With Some Account of Ava and by Corner (Julia), Julia Corner (1853)
"... and the emperor, according to established custom, made solemn sacrifices in
the Temple of the Earth, released numbers of prisoners who were confined in ..."
6. Tuberculosis in Massachusetts by Edwin Allen Locke (1908)
"The expensive custom-made suit is thus manufactured under worse sanitary conditions
than the cheaper ready-made suit. Another important factor of the ..."
7. Economics of the Iroquois by Sara Henry Stites (1905)
"... had certain custom-made rules of conduct, looking toward the security of person
and property and the general stability of the clan.2 It was in ..."
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