Tailor

  • 71tailor-made — /ˈteɪlə meɪd/ (say tayluh mayd) adjective 1. made by or as by a tailor (applied especially to women s garments made of more substantial fabrics or with plainness of cut and finish). 2. made by a tailor to a particular order for an individual… …

  • 72tailor-made — n. a machine made cigarette. (From an expression for something, such as an article of clothing, that is custom made.) □ They used to call these things tailor made, meaning professionally made, as opposed to homemade. □ The cowboy in the movie… …

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  • 73tailor's tack — noun a loose, looped, sewing stitch used to transfer marking for darts, etc., from a pattern to material • Hypernyms: ↑sewing stitch, ↑embroidery stitch * * * noun : a basting stitch taken with a double thread through two pieces of fabric and… …

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  • 74tailor herring — Fall Fall, n. 1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice …

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  • 75Tailor shad — Shad Shad (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the… …

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  • 76tailor shad — Mattowacca Mat to*wac ca, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring} …

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  • 77tailor-made — adjective a) made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke b) perfectly appropriate to some specific occasion or purpose; made to ones specific requirements …

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  • 78tailor-made — custom made by a tailor, made to order (of clothes); made or adapted for a particular person; tailored, created or adapted for a particular situation or need; (Slang) factory produced cigarette (as opposed to a cigarette that is rolled by hand) …

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  • 79tailor something for/to — make or adapt for a particular purpose or person. → tailor …

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  • 80tailor-made — adjective 1》 (of clothes) made by a tailor for a particular customer. 2》 made or adapted for a particular purpose or person …

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