Standard Lemma guide

tailor-made

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

Perfectly appropriate to some specific occasion or purpose; made to one's specific requirements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of civvy (“manufactured cigarette”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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Synonyms: civvy

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5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of tailor-make

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

(of clothing) custom-made

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: bespoke, bespoken, made-to-order, tailored

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7

noun

Meaning 7

custom-made clothing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: räätälin tekemä — made by a tailor
  • German: maßgeschneidert — made by a tailor
  • Manx: thalhearagh — made by a tailor
  • Polish: szyty na miarę — made by a tailor
  • Spanish: hecho / confeccionado por sastre — made by a tailor
  • Swedish: skräddarsydd — made by a tailor
  • Swedish: måttbeställd — made by a tailor
  • Catalan: fet a mida — made to specific requirements
  • Danish: skræddersyet — made to specific requirements
  • Dutch: op maat (gemaakt) — made to specific requirements
  • Dutch: maat- — made to specific requirements
  • Finnish: räätälöity — made to specific requirements
  • German: maßgeschneidert — made to specific requirements
  • Greek: κατά παραγγελία (katá parangelía) — made to specific requirements
  • Greek: επί παραγγελία (epí parangelía) — made to specific requirements
  • Greek: εξατομικευμένος (exatomikevménos) — made to specific requirements
  • Polish: szyty na miarę — made to specific requirements
  • Spanish: hecho / confeccionado a medida — made to specific requirements
  • Spanish: hecho / confeccionado a la medida — made to specific requirements
  • Swedish: skräddarsydd — made to specific requirements
  • Swedish: specialanpassad — made to specific requirements