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custom-tailor

American  
[kuhs-tuhm-tey-ler] / ˈkʌs təmˈteɪ lər /

verb (used with object)

  1. to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.


Etymology

Origin of custom-tailor

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Logitech’s software offers a lot of manual control and settings adjustments for the StreamCam, so you can custom-tailor the look of its 1080p feed to your liking.

From The Verge May 24, 2022

Many retailers have responded by procuring 'on-demand' packaging machines, which custom-tailor shipping boxes.

From Reuters Dec. 14, 2016

In the age of TiVo and iPod, consumers increasingly expect to custom-tailor their lives, and retailers are eager to comply.

From Time Magazine Archive

When I called at that factory I found that he had given up his job there, that he had married and established a small custom-tailor shop somewhere up-town, nobody seemed to know where.

From The Rise of David Levinsky by Cahan, Abraham

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