TAILOR
ADJECTIVES
► SARTORIAL belonging to a tailor or his art → 1823
► SARTORIAN belonging to a tailor or his art → 1668
► TAILORLY like or befitting a tailor → 1836
NOUNS
► BOARD a table; a tailor’s table → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► CABBAGE small off-cuts of material, taken from the job in hand and sold off as perks by tailors → M17 sl.
► CENTIPEES a tailor of soldiers’ clothing → L18 sl.
► NEVER-TOO-LATE-TO-MEND-SHOP a repairing tailor’s → 1902 tailors’ sl. (Bk.)
► PAD OF TOGS-IN-ROUGH ► PAD OF TOGS-IN-THE-ROUGH a tailor’s shop → 1947 African-American sl.
► PANTORIUM a tailor-shop, which specializes in ‘pressing-contracts’ → 1917 Amer. students’ sl.. (Bk.)
► PARMENTERY ► PARMENTRY the trade of a tailor → 1307 obs.
► RAG-TRADE tailoring; dressmaking; the dry goods trade in general → c1880 sl.
► SARTRY a tailor’s workshop → 1447-8 obs.
► SARTRYN a tailor’s shop → 1483 obs.
► SILK FACINGS beer stains on the garments being made or altered → c1870 tailors’ usage
► SNIPOCRACY the tailoring profession, or its leading members → 1861
► TAILORAGE tailor’s work → 1858
► TAILORISM tailor’s work; a tailor-made dress or garment → 1839
► TAILORIZATION acting as a tailor; tailoring → 1853
► TAILORY 1. the art, craft, or occupation of a tailor → c1449
2. a tailor’s workshop or establishment → 1480
3. tailor’s work, tailors’ wares; costumery → 1610
NOUNS – PERSON
► ABIE a tailor → 1940s African-American sl.
► BARAGAN TAILOR a rough tailor → 1890 tailors’ usage (Bk.)
► BENJY a waistcoat-maker → 1850 tailors’ sl. (Bk.)
► BILLY-BUTTON a journeyman tailor; in contempt → 1890 tailors’ sl. (Bk.)
► BODGER a clumsy tailor → 1886 (Bk.)
► BUSHELER ► BUSHELLER one who repairs garments for tailors → 1846 Amer. dial.
► BUSHELMAN a man employed in repair tailoring → 1909 US
► BUTTON-CATCHER a tailor → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► CABBAGE a tailor → 1690 sl. obs.
► CABBAGE-CONTRACTOR a tailor → 1690 sl.
► CABBAGE-EATER a tailor → L17 sl.
► CABBAGE-MONGER a tailor → L17 sl.
► CABBAGER a tailor → 1690 sl.
► CLOAK-AND-SUITER a Jewish tailor → E20 US sl.
► COSIER a tailor who botches his work → 1907 obs. (Bk.)
► CROSS-LEGS a tailor → 1823 sl. obs.
► CUTTER a tailor → 1599 obs.
► DUNG a journeyman tailor who consents to work for low or basic rates of pay; esp. one who is paid according to the number of pieces he produces, rather than by the day; also, a journeyman who continues to work while others are on strike → 1765 tailor’s sl., derogatory
► DURZEE a tailor → 1809 India
► ELL-WAND a tailor → 1868 Sc.
► FASHIONER one who makes articles of dress; a tailor, a designer → 1625 obs.
► GOOSE-PERSUADER a tailor → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► JACK JAG THE FLAE a tailor → 1873 Eng. dial.
► JACK-SNIP a botching or inferior tailor → 1896 UK sl. (Bk.)
► JAG-THE-FLEA a term of contempt for a tailor → 1786 Sc.
► JEW a ship’s tailor → 1916 nautical sl.
► JEWING-BLOKE a ship’s tailor → 1945 nautical sl.
► KNIGHT OF THE NEEDLE a tailor → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► KNIGHT OF THE SHEARS a tailor → 1812
► KNIGHT OF THE THIMBLE a tailor → 1812
► MAIDSTONE JAILER ► MAIDSTONE JAILOR a tailor → 1857 rhyming sl., obs.
► MAISTRY a skilled workman, e.g. a cook, a tailor → 1798 Indian
► MR. STITCH a tailor → E18 sl.
► NEEDLE JERKER a tailor → 1801 sl.
► NEEDLEMAN a man who works with the needle, esp. a tailor → 1823
► NEEDLE PUSHER a tailor → 1920 US sl.
► NINTH PART OF A MAN a tailor → 1635 sl.
► NIP LOUSE a tailor → 1890 sl.
► NIP SHRED a tailor → 1661 sl.
► ONE OF THE FAITHFUL a tailor who gives extended credit → 1785 sl.
► PARMENTER a tailor → 1450 obs.
► PRICKLOUSE ► PRICK-THE-LOUSE a tailor → a1513 arch., usually a term of derision or contempt
► RAG-STABBER a tailor → c1870 sl.
► REMANIER a cobbling tailor who mends clothing → 1950 Amer. dial.
► RENOVATOR a repairing tailor → 1903 tailors’ sl. (Bk.)
► REVIVER a mending tailor → 1864 sl.
► SANK a tailor employed in making soldiers’ clothes → 1796 sl.
► SANKIPEE a tailor employed in making soldiers’ clothes → 1796 sl.
► SANKY a tailor employed in making soldiers’ clothes → 1796 sl.
► SARTOR a tailor → 1656
► SHIP’S SHEENY a tailor aboard ship → 1910 Amer. dial.
► SINBAD THE SAILOR a tailor → L19 rhyming sl.
► SKIP-LOUSE a tailor → 1807
► SNIDER ► SNYDER a tailor → L17 sl.
► SPRINGER-UP a tailor who sells ready-made clothes, as opposed to fitted ones → 1851 sl., obs.
► STANGEY a tailor → 1823 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SUFFERER a tailor → 1904 sl. (Bk.)
► TAILLIOR a tailor → 1855 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TAILOR-BODY a tailor: contemptuous → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TAILORESS woman who works as a tailor; a woman tailor → 1654
► TAILOR-MAN a tailor → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TAILYER a tailor → 1886 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TEALIE a tailor → 1855 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TENTH PART OF A MAN a tailor → 1707 sl.
► TIRE-MAN a man who assists at the toilet; a dresser or valet; also, a tailor → 1711 obs.
► TOG-MAKER a tailor → 1901
► TOM TAILOR a tailor → 1820
► TWANGEY a tailor → 1823 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WARDROBER the tailor attached to a religious house → 1526 obs.
► WELSH CRICKET a tailor → 1989 (Bk.)
► WHIP-CAT a tailor or other workman who whips the cat (works as an itinerant tailor, carpenter, etc. at private houses day by day) → 1851
► WHIP-THE-CAT a tailor or other workman who whips the cat (works as an itinerant tailor, carpenter, etc. at private houses day by day) → 1912
► WINTER CRICKET a tailor → 1823 (Bk.)
► WOODCOCK a tailor → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
► BUILD to sew or tailor; to make clothing → 1951 Amer. dial.
► PRICK A LOUSE to be a tailor ..1630 obs.
► TAILORESS to follow the occupation of a tailoress → 1865
► TAILORIZE to do tailor’s work, to act the tailor → 1829
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