tailor-made
[ adjective tey-ler-meyd; noun tey-ler-meyd, -meyd ]
/ adjective ˈteɪ lərˈmeɪd; noun ˈteɪ lərˌmeɪd, -ˈmeɪd /
adjective
custom-made; made-to-order; made-to-measure: an expensive tailor-made suit.
fashioned to a particular taste, purpose, demand, etc.: a musical comedy tailor-made for the popular audience.
noun
something, as a garment, that is tailor-made.
Origin of tailor-made
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby tailor-made
tailor,
tailor's bunion,
tailor's chalk,
tailor's muscle,
tailor's-tack,
tailor-made,
tailor-made for,
tailor-make,
tailorable,
tailorbird,
tailored
Definition for tailor-made (2 of 2)
tailor-make
[ tey-ler-meyk ]
/ ˈteɪ lərˈmeɪk /
verb (used with object), tai·lor-made, tai·lor-mak·ing.
to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc.: to tailor-make a tour.
Origin of tailor-make
First recorded in 1895–1900
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British Dictionary definitions for tailor-made
tailor-made
adjective
made by a tailor to fit exactly
a tailor-made suit
perfectly meeting a particular purpose
a girl tailor-made for him
noun
a tailor-made garment
slang
a cigarette made in a factory rather than rolled by hand