tailor-makev.

Etymology: Back-formation < tailor-made adj. 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtailor-make.

Originally U.S.

transitive. To design (something) according to specific requirements.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)] > exactly > design to suit exactly

tailor-make1946

1946 Sun (Baltimore) 1 July 8/2 Under ideal weather conditions that seemed to have been tailor made for the occasion, the atom bomb was successfully exploded.

1953 Sun (Baltimore) 14 Apr. 3/4 It may be possible to tailor-make drugs which would prevent each type of dangerous virus from getting the electrical charges it needs in order to attack the target cell.

1959 Listener 18 June 1052/2 What will happen when Franco does disappear from the political scene? Some think he is trying to tailor-make a monarchy.

1967 M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World vi. 168 Alumina ceramics can be tailor-made to meet a wide range of industrial requirements.

1973 Daily Tel. 9 Aug. 3 (advt.) If you haven't yet got central heating, an Esso Chartered Installer will tailor-make a complete system to suit your needs.

1981 Arts Alert Oct. 3/1 We were asked to tailor-make the hall for the LSO's needs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	tailor-make
释义	tailor-makev. Etymology: Back-formation < tailor-made adj. 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtailor-make. Originally U.S. transitive. To design (something) according to specific requirements. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)] > exactly > design to suit exactly tailor-make1946 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 1 July 8/2 Under ideal weather conditions that seemed to have been tailor made for the occasion, the atom bomb was successfully exploded. 1953 Sun (Baltimore) 14 Apr. 3/4 It may be possible to tailor-make drugs which would prevent each type of dangerous virus from getting the electrical charges it needs in order to attack the target cell. 1959 Listener 18 June 1052/2 What will happen when Franco does disappear from the political scene? Some think he is trying to tailor-make a monarchy. 1967 M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World vi. 168 Alumina ceramics can be tailor-made to meet a wide range of industrial requirements. 1973 Daily Tel. 9 Aug. 3 (advt.) If you haven't yet got central heating, an Esso Chartered Installer will tailor-make a complete system to suit your needs. 1981 Arts Alert Oct. 3/1 We were asked to tailor-make the hall for the LSO's needs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2019). > as lemmas ˈtailor-make ˈtailor-make n. ΚΠ 1898 Daily News 22 Jan. 6/5 Almost all the gowns of tailor-make were turned back in front with white, red, or cream-colour. extracted from tailor-madeadj. < v.1946 as lemmas
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tailor-makev.

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