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Definitions for Tailoring
[1] the business or work of a tailor.
[2] the skill or craftsmanship of a tailor.
[3] a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
[4] to make by tailor's work.
[5] to fashion or adapt to a particular taste, purpose, need, etc.: to tailor one's actions to those of another.
[6] to fit or furnish with clothing.
[7] Chiefly U.S. Military . to make (a uniform) to order; cut (a ready-made uniform) so as to cause to fit more snugly; taper.
[8] to do the work of a tailor.
[9] a person who makes, repairs, or alters outer garments, esp menswear Related adjective: sartorial
[10] a voracious and active marine food fish, Pomatomus saltator, of Australia with scissor-like teeth
[11] to cut or style (material, clothes, etc) to satisfy certain requirements
[12] (tr) to adapt so as to make suitable for something specific he tailored his speech to suit a younger audience
[13] (intr) to follow the occupation of a tailor
Words related to Tailoring
conform, fit, modify, accommodate, adapt, alter, convert, cut, reconcile, dovetail, quadrate, style, shape, fashion, square, suit, mold, custom-make, tailor-make
Words nearby Tailoring
tailor-made for, tailor-make, tailorable, tailorbird, tailored, tailoring, tailpiece, tailpipe, tailplane, tailrace, tails
Origin of Tailoring
11250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Anglo-French tailour, Old French tailleor, equivalent to taill(ier ) to cut (< Late Latin tāliāre, derivative of Latin tālea a cutting, literally, heel-piece; see tally) + -or -or2
Word origin for Tailoring
C13: from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier to cut, from Latin tālea a cutting; related to Greek talis girl of marriageable age
Synonyms for Tailoring
accommodate, adapt, alter, conform, fit, modify, convert, custom-make, cut, dovetail, fashion, mold, quadrate, reconcile, shape, square, style, suit, tailor-make, cut to fit, make to order, shape up