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bespoke

adj
/bɪˈspəʊk/UK/bəˈspoʊk/US

Etymology

In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.

Definitions

  1. Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g.,…

    Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.

    • Near-synonyms: custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built; see also Thesaurus:custom-made
    • Marc Valeric, a Beverly Hills milliner, sold 125 bespoke hats in two weeks to women desperate to dress properly for royal receptions.
    • Were Athenian pots bespoke, bearing images requested by Etruscans?

  2. Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.

    • a bespoke tailor

  3. simple past of bespeak

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. past participle of bespeak

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA