custom Noun
( en noun)
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing, living or behaving.
:* And teach customs which are not lawful. Acts xvi. 21 .
:* Moved beyond his custom , Gama said. .
:* A custom More honored in the breach than the observance. Shakespeare
Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, manufactory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support.
* Let him have your custom , but not your votes. - .
(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription.
* Usage is a fact. Custom' is a law. There can be no '''custom''' without usage, though there may be usage without '''custom . ''Wharton .
(obsolete) Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
* Age can not wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. Shakespeare
The customary toll, tax, or tribute.
* Render, therefore, to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom' to whom '''custom . ''Rom. xiii. 7 .
Created under particular specifications, specialized, unique, custom-made
Synonyms
* fashion
* habit
* wone
* practice
* usage
* wont
* See also:
Derived terms
* custom made
Adjective
( -)
made in a different way from usual, specially to fit one's needs
- My feet are as big as powerboats, so I need custom shoes.
Verb
( en verb)
(obsolete) To make familiar; to accustom.
- (Gray)
(obsolete) To supply with customers.
- (Francis Bacon)
(obsolete) To pay the customs of.
(obsolete) To have a custom.
:* On a bridge he custometh to fight. .
Related terms
* consuetude
* costumal
* costume
* customary
* customer
* customization
* customize
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tailored English
Adjective
( head)
Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=( The China Governess)
, chapter=2 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.}}
Made by a tailor.
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Verb
(head)
(tailor)
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