sartorial
adjective
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It's easy to uncover the root of sartorial. Just strip off the suffix -ial and you discover the Latin noun sartor, meaning "tailor" (literally, "one who patches or mends"). Sartorial splendor has been the stuff of voguish magazines for years, and even sartor itself has occasionally proven fashionable, as it did in 1843, when Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of "coats whose memory turns the sartor pale," or in the 1870 title The Sartor, or British journal of cutting, clothing, and fashion. Sartorial has been in style with English speakers since at least 1823.
Examples of sartorial in a Sentence
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
The black bodycon mini is covered in yellow and orange florals—the perfect sartorial celebration of the impending summer.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2024
The British press were equally resistant to any sartorial strategy that might have been in play.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Jennifer Aniston is giving compact crossbody bags her sartorial stamp of approval.
—Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Some of these storefronts even offer chic home decor as an additional plus to their sartorial offerings.
—Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
Either way, the tux, in all its incarnations, remains the epitome of masculine sartorial elegance.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Blunt sizzled in a red Louis Vuitton gown that her character, Emily Charlton, would commend, while Hathaway wore a cerulean blue Versace design, a nod to the iconic scene in which Miranda elegantly scolds Andy for her sartorial naivete.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Veteran players held a meeting to set the team’s sartorial standard.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Sartorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sartorial. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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