Bespoke vs Taylor - What's the difference?
bespoke | taylor |
(archaic) (bespeak)
Individually or custom made.
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Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.
, transferred from the surname.
popular in the 1990s and 2000s.
* 2001 , Paul Theroux, Hotel Honolulu , page 206:
As a verb bespoke
is (archaic) (bespeak).As an adjective bespoke
is individually or custom made.bespoke
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
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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 * tailoredReferences
taylor
English
Proper noun
(s)- "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.