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tailoring

[tey-ler-ing]

tai·lor·ing

[tey-ler-ing]
noun
1.
the business or work of a tailor.
2.
the skill or craftsmanship of a tailor.

Origin:
1655–65; tailor1 + -ing1

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Tailoring is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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tai·lor

1[tey-ler]
noun
1.
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make by tailor's work.
3.
to fashion or adapt to a particular taste, purpose, need, etc.: to tailor one's actions to those of another.
4.
to fit or furnish with clothing.
5.
Chiefly U.S. Military. to make (a uniform) to order; cut (a ready-made uniform) so as to cause to fit more snugly; taper.
verb (used without object)
6.
to do the work of a tailor.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Anglo-French tailour, Old French tailleor, equivalent to taill(ier) to cut (< Late Latin tāliāre, derivative of Latin tālea a cutting, literally, heel-piece; see tally) + -or -or2
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tailoring

noun
the occupation of a tailor 
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