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sartorial
[ sahr-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
/ sÉrËtÉr i Él, -ËtoÊr- /
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Definition of sartorial
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.
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Origin of sartorial
1815â25; <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, adverbWords nearby sartorial
sarsenet, Sarthe, Sarto, Sarton, sartor, sartorial, sartorius, sartorius muscle, Sartor Resartus, Sartre, Sartre, Jean-Paul
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British Dictionary definitions for sartorial
sartorial
/ (sÉËËtÉËrÉȘÉl) /
adjective
of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring
anatomy of or relating to the sartorius
Derived forms of sartorial
sartorially, adverbWord Origin for sartorial
C19: from Late Latin sartĆrius from sartor
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