Meaning & use
tailored suit
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UK/ˈteɪ.ləd ˌsuːt/
US/ˈteɪ.lɚd ˌsuːt/
Meaning
nouncountable
A suit whose jacket and trousers or skirt are cut and sewn to fit one person's body closely.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a tailored suit or two tailored suits.
Patterns
- wear a tailored suit
- a well-tailored suit
- have a suit tailored
He wore a dark tailored suit to the interview.
She had a tailored suit made for her sister's wedding.
A tailored suit usually costs more than one bought off the rack.
Word forms
| plural | tailored suits |
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Common combinations
- well-tailored suit
- He looked professional in a well-tailored suit.
- wear a tailored suit
- She always wears a tailored suit to important meetings.
- bespoke tailored suit
- He saved for months to buy a bespoke tailored suit.
- a tailored suit for work
- This is a tailored suit for work, not for a party.
Synonyms and how they differ
- fitted suit
- Fitted describes a close fit, but tailored stresses that a tailor made or adjusted it specially.
- bespoke suit
- Bespoke means made completely from scratch for one customer, which is even more specific than tailored.
Opposites
off-the-rack suitready-made suit
Word family
Commonly confused: tailored suit or taylor?
tailored suit vs taylor
Taylor is a surname or a first name, not the clothing word. The clothing word is tailor.
Practice
What does it mean if someone wears a tailored suit?
Choose one answer.
Tailored means cut and sewn to fit a particular person. A suit that is too large or old is not tailored.
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