sartorial
English
Etymology
From New Latin sartorius (“pertaining to a tailor”), from Late Latin sartor (“tailor”), from Latin sarcire (“to patch, mend”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
sartorial (comparative more sartorial, superlative most sartorial)
- (not comparable) Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.
- Synonym: vestiary
- 2001, Jay Parini, By Their Clothes Ye Shall Know Them, The Chronicle of Higher Education (21 Dec 2001), B24:
- His sartorial rebellions were slight: he wore jeans, for example, when giving tutorials.
- 2007, Carter Bays & Craig Thomas, How I Met Your Mother, CBS, Episode 2ALH14:
- Suits are full of joy. They are the sartorial equivalent of a baby’s smile.
- Of or relating to the quality of dress.
- In his smart suit Jacob was by far the most sartorial of our party.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the sartorius muscle.
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to tailoring or clothing
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of or relating to quality of dress
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anatomy: of sartorius
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