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Word: Tailor
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French taillour, literally ‘cutter’, based on late Latin taliare ‘to cut’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century
ˈteɪlə
a person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, trousers, and jackets to fit individual customers.
Short Definition:person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits
Word: Tailor
Speech Type: Verb
ˈteɪlə
(of a tailor) make (clothes) to fit individual customers
Short Definition:make clothes to fit individual customers
Examples:- he was wearing a sports coat which had obviously been tailored in London
make or adapt for a particular purpose or person
Short Definition:make or adapt for particular purpose or person
Examples:- arrangements can be tailored to meet individual requirements
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