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sar⋅to⋅ri⋅al
[sahr-tawr-ee-uh
l, -tohr-] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to clothing or style or manner of dress: sartorial splendor. |
| 3. | Anatomy. pertaining to the sartorius. |
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| sar·to·ri·al (sär-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj. Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing: sartorial elegance. [From Late Latin sartor, tailor; see sartorius.] sar·to'ri·al·ly adv. |
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Sartorial
Sar*to"ri*al\, a. [See Sartorius.]1. Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work. Our legs skulked under the table as free from sartorial impertinences as those of the noblest savages. --Lowell. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sartorius muscle.
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sartorial
"pertaining to a tailor," 1823, from Mod.L. sartorius, from L.L. sartor "tailor," lit. "patcher, mender," from L. sart-, pp. stem of sarcire "to patch, mend." Sartorius as the name of the long leg muscle is because it is used in crossing the legs to bring them into the position needed to sit like a tailor.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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