TAILOR


Meaning of TAILOR in English

I. ˈtā-lər 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 tailor

transitive verb

1.

a. : to make or fashion as the work of a tailor

b. : to make or adapt to suit a special need or purpose

2. : to fit with clothes

3. : to style with trim straight lines and finished handwork

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.