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Bespoke vs Taylor - What's the difference?

bespoke | taylor |

As a verb bespoke

is (archaic) (bespeak).

As an adjective bespoke

is individually or custom made.

bespoke

English

Verb

(head)
  • (archaic) (bespeak)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Individually or custom made.
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  • :* {{quote-web, date=2001-10
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  • Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.

    • Usage notes

    Primarily used for tailoring, now also used more generally, as fancier term for (m), notably for software, as in a “bespoke solution”.

    Synonyms

    * See also: * custom * custom made * purpose built * specially designed * tailored

    References

    taylor

    English

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • , transferred from the surname.
  • popular in the 1990s and 2000s.
  • * 2001 , Paul Theroux, Hotel Honolulu , page 206:
    • "I wanted to call her Taylor , but my husband said no," Sweetie was telling one of the Christmas party guests.
    "Taylor means a tailor," I said. "It seems inauspicious. Like calling her Cobbler."
    "That's a kind of drink," said Nani.

    Derived terms

    * Taylorism

    Related terms

    * Tayla