bespoke

bespoke
bespoke "custom or custom-made, made to order," of goods, as distinguished from ready-made, 1755, the same sense found earlier in bespoken (c.1600), pp. of BESPEAK (Cf. bespeak), in a sense of "to speak for, to arrange beforehand," a sense attested in bespeak from 1580s. Now usually of tailored suits.

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  • Bespoke — English pronunciation: /biˈspoʊk/ ( listen) is a term employed in a variety of applications to mean an item custom made to the buyer s specification (personalized or tailored). While applied to many items now, from computer software to… …   Wikipedia

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  • Bespoke — Be*spoke (b[ e]*sp[=o]k ), imp. & p. p. of {Bespeak}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bespoke — In relation to information technology, a computer program or, depending on the context, an entire computer system which is tailor made to the customer s requirements. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www …   Law dictionary

  • bespoke — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. ▪ (of goods) made to order …   English terms dictionary

  • bespoke — or bespoken [bē spōk′, bispōk′] vt. pt. & alt. pp. of BESPEAK adj. Brit. 1. custom or custom made 2. making or made to order …   English World dictionary

  • Bespoke — Bespeak Be*speak , v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic); p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.] [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.] 1. To speak or arrange for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bespoke — Bespeak Be*speak , v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic); p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.] [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.] 1. To speak or arrange for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bespoke — [[t]bɪspo͟ʊk[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A bespoke craftsman such as a tailor makes and sells things that are specially made for the customer who ordered them. [BRIT, FORMAL] Habits made by a bespoke tailor are an expensive item. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Bespoke… …   English dictionary

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