tailor-made

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tailor-made

adjective

not comparable Made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke.
not comparable 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.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of tailor-make

noun tailor-mades

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. Leonora always appeared to me at her best in a blue tailor-made.
slang Synonym of civvy (“manufactured cigarette”).
Similar: civvy

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adj made to specific requirements

Español	hecho / confeccionado a medida, hecho / confeccionado a la medida
Deutsch	maßgeschneidert
Ελληνικά	κατά παραγγελία katá parangelía, επί παραγγελία epí parangelía, εξατομικευμένος exatomikevménos

adj made by a tailor

Español	hecho / confeccionado por sastre
Deutsch	maßgeschneidert

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@misc{tailor_made_2026,
  title = {tailor-made},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tailor-made},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}