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bespoke

[bih-spohk]

adjective

    1. (of clothes) made to individual order; custom-made.

      a bespoke jacket.

    2. making or selling such clothes.

      a bespoke tailor.

  1. Older Use.engaged to be married; spoken for.



verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of bespeak.

bespoke

/ ɪˈəʊ /

adjective

  1. (esp of clothing or a website, computer program, etc) made to the customer's specifications

  2. making or selling such clothing, websites, etc

    a bespoke tailor

    a bespoke web designer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bespoke1

First recorded in 1745–55 bespoke for def. 1
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Example Sentences

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They have set up a team from scratch and will use a Ferrari customer engine until a bespoke GM engine is ready.

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And it bespoke the arrogance of a super-majority party too used to having its way and bulldozing Sacramento’s greatly outnumbered Republicans.

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Doechii's rise over the past year has been nothing short of phenomenal and, while fans await her debut album, this slick, bespoke Glastonbury performance felt like a new feather in her cap.

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A bespoke 10-year plan for five of the sectors will be published on Monday, but the defence, financial services and life sciences strategies will come later.

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Also in this very bespoke audience have been researchers at bases in Bird Island and South Georgia.

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When To Use

doesbespokemean?

Bespoke means custom-made—made based on the specifications of the person ordering it, as in a bespoke suit. It can also be used to describe a person or company that makes such things, as in bespoke tailor.Bespoke is an adjective, but it’s also the past tense of the verb bespeak, which commonly means to ask for in advance (as in I need to bespeak your help) or to reserve beforehand (as in You need to bespeak a table, sir). But bespeak is rarely used as a verb anymore—it sounds very outdated.Bespoke also sounds a bit old-fashioned, but that’s probably why it became so trendy—it’s often used to imply a handcrafted, unique approach to making something. In its strictest sense, bespoke means made-to-order, but it’s often applied to things that aren’t actually made specifically for someone but that are simply made individually, as opposed to being mass-produced.Example: I found this website yesterday that does bespoke sweatshirts that can be custom-made to my preferences and body type!

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