tailor-make
[ tey-ler-meyk ]
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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
1First recorded in 1895–1900
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How to use tailor-make in a sentence
I recently had a local tailor make my 6-year-old son a gorgeous little two-piece suit, for which he charged about $500.
I had the company tailor make a sort of a cloak for me from a buffalo skin, beaver skin mittens and a cap with ear-laps.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army | Augustus MeyersThe tailor make one thundering big fox's skin, big enough for Simpson to get inside of it.
Oriental Encounters | Marmaduke PickthallI forgot to mention that while in Portland I had a tailor make me a very handsome suit of military clothes.
Adventures and Reminiscences of a Volunteer | George T. UlmerWe consequently bade the tailor make long pantaloons, and they were quite six inches too long.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria | Henry Morton Stanley
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