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tailor

tai·lor

UK/ˈteɪlə/ US/ˈteɪlɚ/ fairly common
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

make fit for a specific purpose

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2.

style and tailor in a certain fashion

  • “cut a dress”
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3.

create (clothes) with cloth

  • “Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?”
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noun

1.

a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

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Phrases

  • merchant tailor
  • tailor make
  • tailor's chalk
  • tailor's dummy
  • tailor's goose
  • tailor's ham
  • tailor's muscle
  • tinker tailor grass

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