tailordomn.
/ˈteɪlədəm/ 1. The state, condition, or fact of being a tailor; humorously, the domain or realm of tailors.
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1860 G. Meredith Evan Harrington iii, in Once a Week 11 Feb. 139/2 Preserve him from tailordom—from all contact with trade—they must.
1873 W. S. Mayo Never Again iv. 43 With a punctuality unusual in tailordom the clothes were finished.
1901 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 44/1 They do for literary art what M. Planché's books..have done for tailordom.
2. = tailoring n. b, tailory n. 3.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made by specific manufacturer > by tailor
tailory1610
tailorism1839
tailorage1858
tailor-made1873
tailordom1895
tailoring1899
1895 H. Rashdall Univ. Europe in Middle Ages II. 644 The sobriety of hue characteristic of modern clerical tailordom.
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