tailleur

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See also: Tailleur

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French tailleur. Doublet of tailor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tailleur (plural tailleurs)

  1. A woman's tailored suit.

French

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Etymology

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tailler +‎ -eur

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ta.jœʁ/, /tɑ.jœʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -jœʁ

Noun

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tailleur m (plural tailleurs, feminine tailleuse)

  1. tailor
  2. (woman's) suit
  3. Clipping of tailleur de pierre (stonemason).
    Synonym: maçon

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: tailleur
  • Greek: ταγέρ (tagér)
  • Italian: tailleur
  • Romanian: taior
  • Turkish: tayyör

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French tailleur. Compare Piedmontese tajeur. Doublet of tagliatore.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tailleur m (invariable)

  1. a woman's tailored suit or trouser suit

References

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  1. ^ tailleur in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • tailleur in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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