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
Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 24 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
In classic Donna fashion, the proud mom rocked other sartorial staples in support of Travis and the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
While some fashion enthusiasts may be revisiting Marie Antoinette as a source of sartorial inspiration in the light of the blockbuster London exhibition dedicated to the French Queen’s style, Zendaya’s look took more cues from King Louis XVI.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Sartorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sartorial. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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