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tailor-made
adj 2noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
black, ready, soon, woollen
VERB + TAILOR-MADE
create, engineers, offers, suit, travel, wears
TAILOR-MADE + NOUN
facility, solutions
ADV.
only
Definitions
adj
1
Made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke.
2
Perfectly appropriate to some specific occasion or purpose; made to one's specific requirements.
Any local businesses looking to use rail freight now have a tailor-made facility ready and waiting.
noun
1
A piece of clothing made by a tailor; (specifically), a dress made by a tailor rather than by a dressmaker, and hence plainer in style.
A breitschwantz stole edged with ermine is knotted over this black woollen tailor-made.
‘But you must remember, Bili, that now in Paris you can practically go to a ball in a tailormade.’
2
Synonym of civvy (“manufactured cigarette”).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — (of clothing) custom-made
- bespoke
- bespoken
- made-to-order
- tailored
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Any local businesses looking to use rail freight now have a tailor-made facility ready and waiting.
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A breitschwantz stole edged with ermine is knotted over this black woollen tailor-made.
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‘But you must remember, Bili, that now in Paris you can practically go to a ball in a tailormade.’
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Tom only wears tailor-made suits.
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Our engineers create tailor-made solutions for our clients.
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The cables will soon be tailor-made.
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