tailorism

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noun

The work of a tailor; tailoring.

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Meanings

nountailorism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe work of a tailor; tailoring.

    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
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    [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

Origin

From tailor + -ism.

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tailorism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailorism

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“tailorism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailorism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailorism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailorism.

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