Literary notes about tailored (AI summary)
The term tailored appears in literature both as a descriptor of perfectly fitted garments and as a metaphor for something thoughtfully customized. In many passages, it evokes a sense of precision and refinement in clothing—for instance, authors refer to a "correctly-tailored" business suit that is indispensable for a professional setting [1] or describe a character’s "well-tailored" attire that emphasizes both elegance and personal style [2, 3, 4]. Beyond sartorial contexts, tailored also connotes an exacting fit to specific requirements, as when a proposal or plan is "narrowly tailored" to achieve precise technological or strategic aims [5, 6, 7, 8]. This dual usage underscores the balance of aesthetics and function, whether in physical garments or in abstract concepts of design and purpose [9, 10].
- The correctly-tailored, neat business suit is indispensable—as any business woman will attest.
— from Book of Etiquette, Volume II by Lillian Eichler Watson - She wore an extremely well-cut brown tailored suit, good furs, and a small turban with a red wing.
— from The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton - The desk-light cast a warm golden glow on the smart little figure in the trim tailored suit, the pert hat, the shining furs.
— from Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney by Edna Ferber - Emma sat back and surveyed her trim and tailored self with a placidity that had in it, perhaps, a dash of malice.
— from Half Portions by Edna Ferber - It is then necessary to analyze whether the use of software filters is narrowly tailored to further those interests.
— from Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - The first menu is to be a tailored menu containing your favorite offerings, and nothing else.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Most online services can be tailored to your personal needs and preferences.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Only a small handful of the vast array of people who were dispensing this carefully tailored propaganda knew what was going on.
— from Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett - Life, after all, he tried to reason, was like a tailored garment.
— from The Grizzly King: A Romance of the Wild by James Oliver Curwood - Slender, erect, exquisitely-tailored, she had gone by like some queen in a pageant, gracious yet unapproachable.
— from The Market-Place by Harold Frederic
