sartorial
adjective
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Study the seams in the word sartorial and you’ll find the common adjective suffix -ial and sartor, a Medieval Latin noun meaning “tailor.” (Sartor comes ultimately from Latin sarcire, “to mend.”) Sartorial has bedecked the English language since the early decades of the 19th century as a word describing things relating to clothes and to tailors, while sartor, though never fully adopted into the language, has also seen occasional use as a synonym for tailor. A third word shares the same root: sartorius (plural sartorii) refers to the longest muscle in the human body. Crossing the front of the thigh obliquely, it assists in rotating the leg to the cross-legged position in which the knees are spread wide apart—and in which tailors have traditionally sat.
Examples of sartorial in a Sentence
Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 29 May 2026
As the rebound in luxury spending has yet to materialize, Florentine sartorial brand Stefano Ricci is betting on continuity to weather the slowdown — without standing still.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
For those times that call for fashion with a capital F, a mesh flat can take your favorite black dress a sartorial step up.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 25 May 2026
One of the greatest sartorial lessons of the past year is that every outfit feels infinitely cooler with a silk scarf.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 25 May 2026
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“Sartorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sartorial. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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