tailleur
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tailleur
Example Sentences
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The house must also have two separate workshops: a "tailleur" workshop for structured, architectural garments such as jackets, coats and trousers, and a "flou" workshop for soft, fluid pieces such as dresses or blouses.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The tailleur calls the game by saying, "Messieurs, faites vos jeux," when the players stake on the different chances.
From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann
Still, external stoicism prevailed, on the whole, and had a fixed example in the tailleur and the croupiers.
From A Woman-Hater by Charles Reade
It is true that the elegant and capricious Madame de Pompadour owed most of her toilets and elegant accoutrements to the genius of Supplis, the famous tailleur pour dames or ladies' tailor, of the epoch.
From Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 by Various
When those words broke upon her ear, "Madame, je suis tailleur," she had felt herself to be speechless.
From Chateau of Prince Polignac by Anthony Trollope
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