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bespoke

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/bɪˈspəʊk/ (UK)
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/bɪˈspəʊk/ (UK) · /bəˈspoʊk/

Definition of bespoke

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (Ireland, UK, not-comparable)Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.
    “Near-synonyms: custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built; see also Thesaurus:custom-made”
    “Marc Valeric, a Beverly Hills milliner, sold 125 bespoke hats in two weeks to women desperate to dress properly for royal receptions.”
    “Were Athenian pots bespoke, bearing images requested by Etruscans?”
    “People gathered round, since it was something of an event, their MP, in his bespoke pinstripe and red tie, clutching an old Wellington boot and about to hurl it through the air.”
    “… others are attempting the more ambitious feat of engineering bespoke human organs from scratch.”
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adj

  1. (Ireland, UK, not-comparable)Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.
    “Near-synonyms: custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built; see also Thesaurus:custom-made”
    “Marc Valeric, a Beverly Hills milliner, sold 125 bespoke hats in two weeks to women desperate to dress properly for royal receptions.”
    “Were Athenian pots bespoke, bearing images requested by Etruscans?”
    “People gathered round, since it was something of an event, their MP, in his bespoke pinstripe and red tie, clutching an old Wellington boot and about to hurl it through the air.”
    “… others are attempting the more ambitious feat of engineering bespoke human organs from scratch.”
  2. (Ireland, UK, not-comparable)Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items.
    “a bespoke tailor”

verb

  1. (Ireland, UK, form-of, past)simple past of bespeak
  2. (Ireland, UK, archaic, form-of, participle, past)past participle of bespeak

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Etymology

In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.

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