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DictionarytailorClothing making and fitting
noun / verb

tailor

TAY-lur/ˈteɪlər/

To make or alter clothing to fit its wearer.

The tailor pins the jacket's hem to adjust its length.

Tailor pins hem of plain jacket on dress form while holding tape measure, scissors closed on small table; skilled clothing alteration, accurate hands, no shop backdrop or branding.
Etymology
tailorOld Frenchcutter; tailor

Old French tailleor literally meant “a cutter,” naming the clothing-maker after the work of cutting cloth into the pieces needed for garments.

In context

Queensland State Archives0:18
a Scottish man, a tailor, a clothes maker and he was back here for the second time in 1898.
Murder of a Warder - William Archer & Henry Dodd (Birdcage of the Bay: St Helena Island Prison)

More examples

  • She tailors suits to fit each customer's measurements.
  • Two tailors work together to finish the wedding outfits.
  • We tailor each lesson to the student's needs.

Forms

tailor · tailors · tailored · tailoring

tailoring noun — The work of making or altering clothing.

Similar words

alter
Change existing clothing rather than make a new garment.
dressmaker
A person who makes dresses rather than clothing generally.