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Definition of Tailor-made
1. Adjective. (of clothing) custom-made.
2. Noun. Custom-made clothing.
Definition of Tailor-made
1. Adjective. made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke ¹
2. Adjective. perfectly appropriate to some specific occasion or purpose; made to one's specific requirements ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tailor-made
Literary usage of Tailor-made
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1909)
"... and a few English tailor-made costumes, there is not a single form of really
fashionable dress that can be worn without a certain amount of absolute ..."
2. King Lear by William Shakespeare (2001)
"50. a tailor made thee] SCHMIDT: Because the best of you is your clothes.
Compare Cym. IV, ii, 8l : 'thy tailor, Who is thy grandfather; he made those ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"‘P15 not the robe or garment I affect; For who would marry with a suit of clothes
I” Heywood's Royal King and Loyal Subject, II. ii. Hath your tailor made ..."
4. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"He published 'The Tailor-Made Girl' ^888); and 'Said in Fun> (.1889). Welch,
William Henry, American pathologist: b. Norfolk, Conn., 8 April 1850. ..."
5. My Past: Reminiscences of the Courts of Austria and Bavaria; Together with by Marie Louise von Wallersee-Larisch, Marie Larisch (1913)
"... CROWN PRINCE RETURNS ALONE The morning after the storm—Mary's toilet—The green
tailor-made costume—Good-bye for ever—The door in the wall—On the roof of ..."
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