Complete Definition of "sartorial"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/s���t��ɹɪ�l/

Etymology
From NL. sartorius pertaining to a tailor, from LL. sartor tailor, from L. sarcire to patch, mend.

Adjective
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  1. Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.

:*"His sartorial rebellions were slight: he wore jeans, for example, when giving tutorials." --Parini, Jay, "By Their Clothes Ye Shall Know Them," in The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 Dec 2001, B24.

See also
sartorialism
sartorialist

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