sartorial

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /sɑːˈtɔː(ɹ).i.əl/, SAMPA: sA:tO:(r).i.@;/
• (US) IPA: /sɑːɹˈtɔːɹ.i.əl/

[edit] Etymology

From New Latin sartorius (“‘pertaining to a tailor’”), from Late Latin sartor (“‘tailor’”), from Latin sarcire (“‘to patch, mend’”).

[edit] Adjective

sartorial (comparative more sartorial, superlative most sartorial)

1. (not comparable) Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.

   • "His sartorial rebellions were slight: he wore jeans, for example, when giving tutorials." --Parini, Jay, "By Their Clothes Ye Shall Know Them," in The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 Dec 2001, B24.

2. Of or relating to the quality of dress

   In his smart suit Jacob was by far the most sartorial of our party.

3. (anatomy) Of or relating to the sartorius muscle.

[edit] Synonyms

• (pertaining to clothing): vestiary

[edit] Related terms

• sartor

[edit] See also

• sartorialism
• sartorialist