| 单词 | to make to measure |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make (something) to measure a. Size (of a person or thing) as ascertained or ascertainable by measuring. Now chiefly in to make (something) to measure (usually in passive as made to measure; cf. made-to-measure adj.): to make (something, esp. tailored clothes) in accordance with measurements taken; (in extended use) to make (something) to fulfil specified requirements, or for a particular purpose.to know the measure of a person's foot: see foot n. and int. Phrases 7b.In quot. a1400 the sense is perhaps ‘value’. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [noun] greatness1381 measurea1382 quantitya1387 muchnessa1398 sizea1400 largec1400 micklec1400 moisonc1400 of suingc1400 bignessc1475 assize1481 proportions1481 bodya1500 dimension1529 measuring1529 wideness1535 bind1551 corporance1570 magnitude1570 mickledom1596 amplitude1599 breadth1609 extendure1613 extension1614 extent1623 extensure1631 dimense1632 dimensity1655 bulkiness1674 bulksomeness1674 admeasurement1754 calliper1819 acreage1846 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made in specific way > other windproof1616 buckramed1793 made to measure1851 spring weight1869 princess cut1875 mackintoshy1898 Magyar1911 deboned1922 breathable1933 Trubenized1933 preshrunka1963 unconstructed1973 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xxvi. 3 Of o mesour schal be made all þe tentis. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 1668 I sal þe tell hou lang, hou brade, O quat mesur it sal be made. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl 224 (MED) A mannez dom moȝt dryȝly demme Er mynde moȝt malte in hit mesure. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 32 A stake of þe same mesur & lenthe. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 58 Hee suffered not..the fourme and measure of his members to be made in metall. 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 163 Therefore the measure of the cubit must be larger. 1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. vii. 129 Their measure they note down upon a piece of paper. 1749 G. G. Beekman Let. 18 Dec. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 96 After you have made them Pray keep my Measure if they fit me I may send for more and send me the Coat and Breeches back again. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 476/2 The suit is more likely to be bought ready-made than ‘made to measure’. 1857 E. L. Birkett Bird's Urinary Deposits (ed. 5) 61 It is much easier to obtain the measure than the weight of urine passed in a given time. 1959 Listener 2 Apr. 608/1 The Boat Race..made to measure for television. 1992 Bicycle Feb. 18/1 Bicycles (including frame dimensions, headstem length and handlebars width) are made to measure. < as lemmas |
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