tailor-made

tailor-made
adj. /tay"leuhr mayd"/; n. /tay"leuhr mayd', -mayd"/, adj.
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.
n.
4. something, as a garment, that is tailor-made.
[1825-35]

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