Tailoring

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Work done by a tailor. countable, uncountable

    "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. 2
    the occupation of a tailor wordnet
  3. 3
    Any modification or ornamentation. countable, figuratively, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of tailor form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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millinery

Example

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"It's necessary to take correct measurements when you are tailoring a suit."

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narrow tailoring

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