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| tai·lor [ táylər ] |
noun (plural tai·lors) |
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clothes maker: somebody who makes or repairs clothes
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verb (past and past participle tai·lored, present participle tai·lor·ing, 3rd person present singular tai·lors) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make clothes: to make clothes to meet a particular need or for a particular person
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2. transitive verb adapt something: to adapt something to make it suitable for a particular purpose
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3. intransitive verb work as tailor: to work as a tailor making or repairing clothes
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| [13th century. Via Anglo-Norman taillour, Old French, tailleur "cutter" < taillier "to cut" < late Latin taliare< Latin talea "twig, cutting"] |