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tailor-made

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tai·lor-made (tlr-md)
adj.
1. Made by a tailor.
2. Perfectly fitted to a condition, preference, or purpose; made or as if made to order: tailor-made renovations.
n.
A garment made by a tailor.

tailor-made
adj
1. (Clothing & Fashion) made by a tailor to fit exactly a tailor-made suit
2. perfectly meeting a particular purpose a girl tailor-made for him
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a tailor-made garment
2. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang a cigarette made in a factory rather than rolled by hand
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tailor-made - custom-made clothing
article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Adj.1.tailor-made - (of clothing) custom-made
custom, custom-made - made according to the specifications of an individual

tailor-made
adjective
1. custom-made, personalized, customized Each client's portfolio is tailor-made.
2. perfect, right, ideal, suitable, just right, right up your street (informal), up your alley This job was tailor-made for me.
3. made-to-measure, fitted, cut to fit, made to order his expensive tailor-made shirt
Translations
tailor-made [ˈteɪləmeɪd] ADJ
1. [suit] → hecho a(la)medida
2. (fig) (= customized) [computer program] → hecho según los requisitos del usuario
it's tailor-made for youte viene al pelo
the part could have been tailor-made for her (Theat) → parece que el papel se ha escrito para ella
tailor-made
adj
maßgeschneidert, nach Maß gearbeitet; tailor-made suitMaßanzug m; tailor-made costumeSchneiderkostüm nt
(fig) role, holidaymaßgeschneidert (for für), zugeschnitten (→ for auf +acc); carnach Kundenwünschen ausgelegt; the job was tailor-made for himdie Stelle war ihm wie auf den Leib geschnitten; she seemed tailor-made for the partsie schien für die Rolle wie geschaffen
tailor-made [ˈteɪləˈmeɪd] adj (also) (fig) → fatto/a su misura (fig) it's tailor-made for youè fatto apposta per te
tailor-made [ˈteɪləˈmeɪd] adj (also) (fig) → fatto/a su misura (fig) it's tailor-made for youè fatto apposta per te


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he went on, helping Genevieve into an overcoat which fell to her heels and which fitted her as a tailor-made over-coat should fit the man for whom it is made.
here is the duchess, looking like Artemis in a tailor-made gown.
 
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