A chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric in tailoring and dressmaking. The marks are brushed or washed off the material when no longer needed.

(games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. The child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying the rhyme "tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar-man, thief", moving to the next item after naming each profession. The item pointed at on the word 'thief' is the one chosen.

(sewing) A tightly stuffed pillow used as a curved mould when pressing curved areas of clothing.

Possessing nice or expensive clothes.

A tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes.

To customize or create specifically to meet the requirements of an individual. / To make (clothes) by a tailor.

plural of tailor's ham

plural of tailor's dummy

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tailor-make

present participle of tailor-make