SINCE 1828
hand-tailor
transitive verbDefinition of hand-tailor
1
: to make chiefly by individual workmanship or by a specified number of hand operations to individual specifications
a hand-tailored suit
2
: to make to order
a truck or trailer hand-tailored to his own specifications — Steelways
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