Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made according to the specifications of an individual purchaser.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective made specially for a specific purpose; -- of articles of manufacture. Contrasted with
mass-produced ,standardized . - adjective made or tailored to fit a specific person; -- of clothing. Contrasted with
off-the-rack ,ready-to-wear .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Made according to the
specifications of a particularindividual ;unique .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective made according to the specifications of an individual
- noun an item made to the customer's specifications
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Examples
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"A lot of the struggle that had been going on in prior performances was that we hadn't adjusted to the 'In Ears,'" says Naima Adedapo, referring to the custom-made earpieces that singers often use to balance out sound levels when they're singing with a live band on a big stage.
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Last February, he custom-made a motorcycle out of the skin and skull of an alligator to raise money for his sanctuary, which cares for about 100 abandoned and abused animals of all types and sizes.
Florida Man Living With Lions To Raise Money To Keep Animal Sanctuary Open AP 2011
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Even all those sequins couldn't compete with the bling on Ken Cen president Michael Kaiser, who sported a custom-made Nehru suit with big, sparkly diamond and ruby buttons borrowed from the festival's fabulous gem display.
Maximum India festival at Kennedy Center kicks off with maximum (three hours, five courses) dinner 2011
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At the Oscars we could see all the dresses, but, to our great pain, there exists nary a full photo of the first lady in a custom-made chartreuse Prabal Gurung gown.
Michelle Obama Dons Prabal Gurung Dress For 2011 Governors' Dinner (PHOTOS) 2011
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Last February, he custom-made a motorcycle out of the skin and skull of an alligator to raise money for his sanctuary, which cares for about 100 abandoned and abused animals of all types and sizes.
Florida Man Living With Lions To Raise Money To Keep Animal Sanctuary Open AP 2011
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For artist Simon Faithfull, the anti-heroic banality of this crossing made it a perfect launching ground for his Limbo project commissioned by the Film and Video Umbrella, which transmits and geo-locates, in real time, digital drawings made by Faithfull via a custom-made iPhone app.
Joan K. Smith: Simon Faithfull's Limbo: Mobile App as Anti-Heroic Art Joan K. Smith 2011
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Francesco, the wine director at Bibiana, is Italian and oh-so-Euro-chic in close-fitting suits and hipster glasses - custom-made by a friend in Italy, he says one night.
Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj: Potentate of the D.C. plate Manuel Roig-Franzia 2011
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Last February, he custom-made a motorcycle out of the skin and skull of an alligator to raise money for his sanctuary, which cares for about 100 abandoned and abused animals of all types and sizes.
Florida Man Living With Lions To Raise Money To Keep Animal Sanctuary Open AP 2011
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For artist Simon Faithfull, the anti-heroic banality of this crossing made it a perfect launching ground for his Limbo project commissioned by the Film and Video Umbrella, which transmits and geo-locates, in real time, digital drawings made by Faithfull via a custom-made iPhone app.
Joan K. Smith: Simon Faithfull's Limbo: Mobile App as Anti-Heroic Art Joan K. Smith 2011
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Last February, he custom-made a motorcycle out of the skin and skull of an alligator to raise money for his sanctuary, which cares for about 100 abandoned and abused animals of all types and sizes.
Florida Man Living With Lions To Raise Money To Keep Animal Sanctuary Open AP 2011
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