Tailored vs Bespoke - What's the difference?
tailored | bespoke | Synonyms |
Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.
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Individually or custom made.
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Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.
Bespoke is a synonym of tailored.
As adjectives the difference between tailored and bespoke
is that tailored is adjusted by a tailor, fitted while bespoke is individually or custom made.As verbs the difference between tailored and bespoke
is that tailored is past tense of tailor while bespoke is past tense of bespeak.tailored
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Adjective
(head)citation, passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}}
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*bespoke
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Verb
(head)Adjective
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