tailoring

American  

[tey-ler-ing] / ˈteɪ lər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the business or work of a tailor.

2. the skill or craftsmanship of a tailor.

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Etymology

Origin of tailoring

First recorded in 1655–65; tailor ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

By carefully tailoring the language, the department could also ensure that illiquid crypto markets below a certain trading threshold still require an appraisal.

From The Wall Street Journal

There in her case was the tailoring department of the clothing store my family owned, where Olka had recently started working as a seamstress.

From Literature

It was not all sensible shapes and tasteful tailoring.

From Barron's

Wales Bonner, whose work draws on her father's Afro-Caribbean roots in Jamaica and British tailoring, represents a generational and stylistic shift for the classic French house.

From Barron's

Guests on the Orient Express Corinthian ship have access to custom tailoring as well as a library with 1,500 books.

From The Wall Street Journal