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tailleur

[ tah-yur ]

/ tɑˈyɜr /

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noun

a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.

Origin of tailleur

1920–25; French: literally, tailor; see tailor¹, -eur

Words nearby tailleur

tailgater, tailing, tailings, taille, tailleferre, tailleur, taillight, tailor, tailor's bunion, tailor's chalk, tailor's muscle

Example sentences from the Web for tailleur

Still, external stoicism prevailed, on the whole, and had a fixed example in the tailleur and the croupiers.

The Woman-Hater |Charles Reade
When he came back Mrs. Tailleur had risen and was saying good night to Jane.

The Immortal Moment |May Sinclair
As Mrs. Tailleur passed out she looked back over her shoulder, smiling again her incomprehensible smile.

The Immortal Moment |May Sinclair
It looked at him pitifully, reproachfully, with the eyes of Mrs. Tailleur.

The Immortal Moment |May Sinclair

Mrs. Tailleur's companion slid back into her seat and sat there smiling to herself and to the incommunicative night.

The Immortal Moment |May Sinclair