Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a tailor or tailors.
- In anatomy, pertaining to the sartorius muscle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sartorius muscle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective not comparable Of or relating to the
tailoring of clothing. - adjective Of or relating to the quality of dress
- adjective anatomy Of or relating to the
sartorius muscle.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the sartorius muscle
- adjective of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Fashion fiends are in sartorial heaven as New York Fashion Week and the Toronto Film Festival attract the biggest style stars.
Fashion Forward: Blanchett is bright in Armani's Black Lace makeup 2010
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While others believe the solution lies in sartorial blackness and breaking glass: one small group clad head-to toe in black that was seen hurling street cobbles and smashing shop windows.
If you are going to Copenhagen, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair « Anglican Samizdat 2009
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Little boys and girls and their papás are dressed in sartorial finery.
next door! 2005
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Little boys and girls and their papás are dressed in sartorial finery.
next door! 2005
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Little boys and girls and their papás are dressed in sartorial finery.
next door! 2005
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Little boys and girls and their papás are dressed in sartorial finery.
next door! 2005
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Little boys and girls and their papás are dressed in sartorial finery.
next door! 2005
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Little boys and girls and their papás are dressed in sartorial finery.
next door! 2005
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Little boys and girls and their papás are dressed in sartorial finery.
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Little boys and girls and their papás are dressed in sartorial finery.
next door! 2005
kafkaesque commented on the word sartorial
Goes great with tonsorial. Also, ketchup.
January 20, 2007
seanahan commented on the word sartorial
"I don't suppose you know what led to this sartorial tragedy?", Glory's demon minion to Ben, BtVS episode "Spiral".
August 31, 2007
catkisses commented on the word sartorial
'Sartorial Eloquence' is the title of an Elton John song.
August 19, 2008
plethora commented on the word sartorial
I watched that Buffy episode today, seanahan. What a coincidence.
"Suits are full of joy. They are the sartorial equivalent of a baby’s smile,"
-- Barney, How I Met Your Mother
December 8, 2008
radhnaill commented on the word sartorial
I don't agree - I always thought and most dictionaries would agree - meaning of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring. Eg. 'sartorial elegance' - meaning good dress sense!
November 10, 2009