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tai⋅lor-made

[adj. tey-ler-meyd; n. tey-ler-meyd, -meyd]
–adjective
1. tailored.
2. custom-made; made-to-order; made-to-measure: an expensive tailor-made suit.
3. fashioned to a particular taste, purpose, demand, etc.: a musical comedy tailor-made for the popular audience.
–noun
4. something, as a garment, that is tailor-made.

Origin:
1825–35

tai⋅lor-make

[tey-ler-meyk]
–verb (used with object), -made, -mak⋅ing.
to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc.: to tailor-make a tour.

Origin:
1895–1900
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tai·lor-made   (tā'lər-mād')
adj.  
  1. Made by a tailor.

  2. Perfectly fitted to a condition, preference, or purpose; made or as if made to order: tailor-made renovations.

n.  A garment made by a tailor.
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tailor-made

  1. n.
    a machine-made cigarette. (From an expression for something, such as an article of clothing, that is custom made.) : They used to call these things tailor-made, meaning professionally made, as opposed to homemade.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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