tailleur

[ tah-yur ]

/ tɑˈyɜr /

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noun

a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.

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Origin of tailleur

1920–25; French: literally, tailor; see tailor¹, -eur

Words nearby tailleur

tail-heavy, tailing, tailings, taille, Tailleferre, tailleur, taillight, tail off, tailor, tailorable, tailorbird

How to use tailleur in a sentence

She was clad in a navy blue tailleur with a very smart pair of high navy blue kid boots and small navy blue silk hat.
Fanny Goes to War|Pat Beauchamp
Still, external stoicism prevailed, on the whole, and had a fixed example in the tailleur and the croupiers.
The Woman-Hater|Charles Reade
Opposite the tailleur, and on his right and left, are persons called croupiers, whose business it is to pay and to collect money.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 281, November 3, 1827|Various
Notre --, celui dont nous parlons (par ex.: notre médecin, notre tailleur).
French Conversation and Composition|Harry Vincent Wann

When those words broke upon her ear, “Madame, je suis tailleur,” she had felt herself to be speechless.
The Chateau of Prince Polignac|Anthony Trollope

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