sartorial
adjective
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It's easy to uncover the root of sartorial. Just strip off the suffix -ial and you discover the Latin noun sartor, meaning "tailor" (literally, "one who patches or mends"). Sartorial splendor has been the stuff of voguish magazines for years, and even sartor itself has occasionally proven fashionable, as it did in 1843, when Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of "coats whose memory turns the sartor pale," or in the 1870 title The Sartor, or British journal of cutting, clothing, and fashion. Sartorial has been in style with English speakers since at least 1823.
Examples of sartorial in a Sentence
Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
For both recent occasions at which Queen Camilla wore the brooch, her sartorial selection featured a deep green colorscape.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Over the course of a decades-long career, Keaton became known for her keen sartorial choices, often redefining femininity with a slouchy trouser and fitted vest.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
De Marco was wearing his customary suit; Imperiale was in a white T-shirt, pants, and slippers, and apparently did not enjoy the sartorial imbalance.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Sartorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sartorial. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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