sartorial

[ sahr-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr- ]

/ sɑrˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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adjective

of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.

of or relating to clothing or style or manner of dress: sartorial splendor.

Anatomy. pertaining to the sartorius.

Words nearby sartorial

sarthe, sarto, sarton, sartor, sartor resartus, sartorial, sartorius, sartorius muscle, sartre, sartre, jean-paul, saru

Origin of sartorial

1815–25; < Late Latin sartor tailor + -ial

OTHER WORDS FROM sartorial

sar·to·ri·al·ly, adverbpre·sar·to·ri·al, adjectiveun·sar·to·ri·al, adjectiveun·sar·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for sartorial

Today, the sartorial movement is starting to make a comeback.
Ska Fans, Rejoice! The ‘Rudeboy’ Is Back|Liza Foreman|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once she became enmeshed in the acting world, she turned to some timeless Hollywood icons for sartorial guidance.
Lupita Nyong’o Discusses Her Style Inspirations and Red Carpet Fashion|Marlow Stern|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sartorial culture clash is a foreshadowing: mama slaps Louis and kicks him out of the house.
Oprah Winfrey’s Fashion Evolution in ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’|Isabel Wilkinson|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As far as sartorial social cues go, the platform shoe is not highly ranked.
Time to Abandon the Platform Heel|Misty White Sidell|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But Cain wrapped himself in every sartorial cliché about authority, pecking order, and religiosity.
Herman Cain's Power Suit|Robin Givhan|November 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Even Lord Vignoles (a sartorial connoisseur) had to concede that his dress-suit was a success.
The Sins of Sverac Bablon|Sax Rohmer
Which runs to "beautiful coloring," sartorial, hirsute, facial?
In Defense of Women|H. L. Mencken
He asked but one thing; that there should be no indulgence in sartorial novelties at his expense.
On the Stairs|Henry B. Fuller
Sometimes I think his ideals are mostly literary and hers sartorial.
Molly Brown's College Friends|Nell Speed
The scene of this remarkable achievement in the sartorial art is the village of Newbury, Berkshire, and it came about in this way.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, February 1899, No. 98.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sartorial

sartorial

/ (sɑːˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring

anatomy of or relating to the sartorius

Derived forms of sartorial

sartorially, adverb

Word Origin for sartorial

C19: from Late Latin sartōrius from sartor

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