[
US
/ˈteɪɫɝ/
]
[ UK /tˈeɪlɐ/ ]
[ UK /tˈeɪlɐ/ ]
VERB
-
create (clothes) with cloth
Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week? -
adjust to a specific need or market
tailor your needs to your surroundings
a magazine oriented towards young people -
style and tailor in a certain fashion
cut a dress
NOUN
- a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
How To Use tailor In A Sentence
- I'm looking at it afresh and applying my findings not only to our bespoke tailoring but to the ready-to-wear collection. Times, Sunday Times
- The last prisoner in the coffle was the tailor, a gray-haired, elderly man with a wrinkled face. The Magic of Krynn
- Come vecchio sartor fa nella cruna," it is the intensity of the gaze that is present with us, not the old tailor and his needle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864
- He prides himself on offering a tailor-made service. Times, Sunday Times
- Dressed in a silver-patterned silk shirt and tailored trousers, he exudes self-confidence.
- Checking e-mail is just about tailor-made for this purpose.
- See how good a man looks in a properly tailored double-breasted tuxedo with a hand-tied bowtie.
- The tradesmen like lohar, tarkhan (carpenter), nai (barber) and darzi (tailor) traditionally working in the villages since centuries - mostly paid in the form of grain at the end of each rabi and kharif seasons - are no more pursuing their vocations. Light Within
- There she is, looking prim in a tailored trouser suit. Times, Sunday Times
- The tailorbird splices the short fibres together to make longer pieces.