tailor
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈteɪlə/
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- Rhymes: -eɪlə(r)
[edit] Noun
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tailor (plural tailors)
- A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
- The fish Pomatomus saltatrix.
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[edit] Translations
person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession
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fish
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to tailor (third-person singular simple present tailors, present participle tailoring, simple past and past participle tailored)
- (transitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
- (transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need, e.g. a narrowly tailored law.
[edit] Translations
make, repair, or alter clothing
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restrict something to particular need
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[edit] References
- Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, Landsdowne Publishing, 1990, ISBN 1-86302-674-6.
