bespoke
(of clothes) made to individual order; custom-made: a bespoke jacket.
making or selling such clothes: a bespoke tailor.
Older Use. engaged to be married; spoken for.
a simple past tense and past participle of bespeak.
Origin of bespoke
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How to use bespoke in a sentence
On the other hand, the small-batch MT did have a bespoke controlled-fill cast aluminum frame, which must have driven its cost up considerably.
22 of the weirdest concept motorcycles ever made | By John Burns/Cycle World | September 10, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThat means the ultimate destination of the coin is often an over-the-counter trader—a bespoke operation in a country like China that can turn coin into cash, sometimes with no strings attached.
North Korean hackers steal billions in cryptocurrency. How do they turn it into real cash? | Patrick O'Neill | September 10, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewWhile a specialty cocktail is far from novel—virtually every occasion, from corporate holiday parties to weddings, has its own boozy namesake creation—a bespoke liquor is more unusual.
Luxury hotels are wooing guests with exclusive wines and spirits | Rachel King | September 5, 2020 | FortuneAs the hotel, which closed in 2016 for renovations, sourced partners for other bespoke items, such as toiletries, the concept of a house Champagne took hold.
Luxury hotels are wooing guests with exclusive wines and spirits | Rachel King | September 5, 2020 | FortuneWhat’s needed, he says, is a bespoke approach for each bank or payment provider.
The pandemic has changed how criminals hide their cash—and AI tools are trying to sniff it out | Will Heaven | August 6, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Inside, patrons can sip on bespoke whisky and coffee while getting that buffed and polished look.
The Most Exciting New Hotels, Restaurants, and Submarines of 2014 | Charlie Gilbert | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs their name implies, they devised bespoke tools and techniques for breaking into computers.
Desplat's strategy for Moonrise Kingdom was similarly bespoke.
Meet Alexandre Desplat, Hollywood’s Master Composer | Andrew Romano | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBeyond the bright, short-term futures of this hardy band of survivors in a bespoke genre, what can be guaranteed?
These aren't stomping tunes, but tender and mournful folk songs, a bespoke genre.
His voice, too, was deeper and his manner bespoke for the first time a greater measure of confidence in himself.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodThis day I have a chine of beef sent home, which I bespoke to send, and did send it as a present to my uncle Wight.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysThe intruder was a man still young in years, but his lineaments bespoke a mind long agitated by evil passions.
The Spy | J. Fenimore CooperThe Queene, I hear, is now very well again, and that she hath bespoke herself a new gowne.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysHis dress, appearance, and manners always bespoke the cultured Christian gentleman.
History of Prince Edward Island | Duncan Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for bespoke
/ (bɪˈspəʊk) /
(esp of clothing or a website, computer program, etc) made to the customer's specifications
making or selling such clothing, websites, etc: a bespoke tailor; a bespoke web designer
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