tailoring

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tailoring

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of tailor

noun tailorings

  1. countable, uncountable Work done by a tailor. A man got up in all the outward trappings of a gentleman: an extensive display of snowy linen, unimpeachable tailoring, ganté, botté, in perfection; nothing overdone.
  2. countable, figuratively, uncountable Any modification or ornamentation.

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Closest in meaning: sartor, tailor-make, sew, shoehorn, cut, style, dressmaking, garment, apparel, seamstress, clothing, sewing, needlework, suit, stitching, seam

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noun work of a tailor

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@misc{tailoring_2026,
  title = {tailoring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tailoring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}