Толковый словарь английского языка - tailor
Tailor
tailor
I. noun Etymology: Middle English taillour, from Anglo-French taillur, from tailler, taillier to cut, from Late Latin taliare, from Latin talea plant cutting, thin piece of wood Date: 13th century a person whose occupation is making or altering outer garments, II. verb Date: 1719 intransitive verb to do the work of a ~, transitive verb 1. to make or fashion as the work of a ~, to make or adapt to suit a special need or purpose, to fit with clothes, to style with trim straight lines and finished handwork
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n. & v. --n. a maker of clothes, esp. one who makes men's outer garments to measure. --v. 1 tr. make (clothes) as a tailor. 2 tr. make or adapt for a special purpose. 3 intr. work as or be a tailor. 4 tr. (esp. as tailored adj.) make clothes for (he was immaculately tailored). 5 tr. (as tailored adj.) = tailor-made. Phrases and idioms tailor-bird any small Asian etc. bird of the genus Orthotomus that stitches leaves together to form a nest. tailor-made adj. 1 (of clothing) made to order by a tailor. 2 made or suited for a particular purpose (a job tailor-made for me). --n. a tailor-made garment. tailor's chair a chair without legs for sitting cross-legged like a tailor at work. tailor's twist a fine strong silk thread used by tailors. Derivatives tailoring n. Etymology: ME & AF taillour, OF tailleur cutter, formed as TAIL(2) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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