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tailorism

tailorism noun: the work of a tailor; tailoring.

Noun

tailorism (uncountable)

  1. The work of a tailor; tailoring.
    • [I]n the niches, instead of the effigies of mailed warriors, stood stuffed-out dresses, such as are worn by the fashionables of the day. […] It was a masterpiece of incongruity — blending in its forms Gothic romance with modern tailorism; […]1843, Charles Knight, London, volumes 5-6, page 38
    • The Yiddish Theatre had just begun to extricate itself from the claws of tailorism. Only since 1914 has there been a Yiddish daily not permeated by the spirit of tailorism, The Day.1927, The Reflex, volume 1, page 7

Origin of tailorism

From tailor + -ism.

Questions about tailorism

What does tailorism mean?
Tailorism means the work of a tailor; tailoring.
What part of speech is tailorism?
Tailorism is a noun.

Words near tailorism in the dictionary

  1. tailoress
  2. tailoresses
  3. tailorhood
  4. tailoring
  5. tailorings
  6. tailorism
  7. tailorization
  8. tailorize
  9. tailorized
  10. tailorizes
  11. tailorizing

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