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tailor

tai·lor [ táylər ]


noun  (plural tai·lors)
Definition:
 
clothes maker: somebody who makes or repairs clothes



verb  (past and past participle tai·lored, present participle tai·lor·ing, 3rd person present singular tai·lors)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb make clothes: to make clothes to meet a particular need or for a particular person

2. transitive verb adapt something: to adapt something to make it suitable for a particular purpose

3. intransitive verb work as tailor: to work as a tailor making or repairing clothes

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman taillour, Old French, tailleur "cutter" < taillier "to cut" < late Latin taliare< Latin talea "twig, cutting"]
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