tailor

Words with a similar base: tailor, tailor-make

'tailor'

[tailor.n.01] as in: a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

'tailor'

[tailor.v.01] as in: adjust to a specific need or market

Examples:
a magazine oriented towards young people
tailor your needs to your surroundings

'tailor'

[cut.v.07] as in: style and tailor in a certain fashion

Examples:
cut a dress

'tailor'

[sew.v.02] as in: create (clothes) with cloth

Examples:
Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?

Origins

					tailor (English)
├── tailleur (French)
│   ├── -eur (French)
│   └── tailler (French)
│       └── taliare (Latin)
│           └── talea (Latin)
└── tailour (Anglo-Norman)
    └── tailleor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── taillier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            └── talio (Latin)

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