tailoring

noun

tai·​lor·​ing ˈtā-lə-riŋ How to pronounce tailoring (audio)
1
a
: the business or occupation of a tailor
b
: the work or workmanship of a tailor
2
: the making or adapting of something to suit a particular purpose

Examples of tailoring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Turns out, the Oppenheimer star, who is famously press shy, treats the event like any other awards ceremony—with a tasteful (and super stealthy) eye towards tailoring, which is always meant to seamlessly blend in, not stand out. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024 Though, Scorsese is a notorious menswear fan with impeccable taste in tailoring who is being feted by Giorgio Armani the night before the awards ceremony. Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024 All About the Silhouette: From asymmetrical shapes to intricate tailoring, sculptural clothes with a strong sense of personality are front and center for spring’s fashion. Mark Kean Raphael Hirsch, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Small classes of six students experience a hands-on emphasis on various disciplines from corsetry, leatherwork and tailoring to millinery, fabric dyeing and costume cutting. Cathy Whitlock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024 Traditional tailoring, an integral part of London’s sartorial heritage, was celebrated with fervor. Sarah Mower, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024 Owing to the specificity of the design, STRO tailoring can only be made with select cloth from Dugdale Bros. & Co., including the mill’s 18oz Fearnought bunch or the lighter-weight Tropicalair. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024 Many fashion houses in Europe, for example, have a made-to-measure tailoring service in which a standard pattern is modified to fit your frame, but exceedingly few can provide genuine bespoke: using a pat- tern based entirely on your measurements, begun from scratch, not adapted from a house block. Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024 The lime-green Met Gala look, May 2018 Photography Shutterstock Miuccia wasn’t about episcopal tailoring or a gilded colour palette for 2018’s Met Gala, themed Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination. Julia Hobbs, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of tailoring was in 1662

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“Tailoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailoring. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

tailoring

noun
tai·​lor·​ing ˈtā-lə-riŋ How to pronounce tailoring (audio)
1
a
: the business or occupation of a tailor
b
: the work or quality of work of a tailor
2
: the making or adapting of something to suit a particular purpose
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