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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of small fishes of the family
     Atherinid[ae], having a silvery stripe along each side of
     the body. The common species of the American coast ({Menidia
     notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand
     smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Brook silversides (Zo["o]l.), a small fresh-water North
        American fish ({Labadesthes sicculus) related to the
        marine silversides.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tailor \Tai"lor\, n. [OF. tailleor, F. tailleur, fr. OF.
     taillier, F. tailler to cut, fr. L. talea a rod, stick, a
     cutting, layer for planting. Cf. Detail, Entail,
     Retail, Tally, n.]
     1. One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's
        garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer
        garments.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Well said, good woman's tailor . . . I would thou
              wert a man's tailor.                  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) The mattowacca; -- called also tailor herring.
        (b) The silversides.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) The goldfish. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Salt-water tailor (Zo["o]l.), the bluefish. [Local, U. S.]
        --Bartlett.
  
     Tailor bird (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        small Asiatic and East Indian singing birds belonging to
        Orthotomus, Prinia, and allied genera. They are noted
        for the skill with which they sew leaves together to form
        nests. The common Indian species are Orthotomus
        longicauda, which has the back, scapulars, and upper tail
        coverts yellowish green, and the under parts white; and
        the golden-headed tailor bird ({Orthotomus coronatus),
        which has the top of the head golden yellow and the back
        and wings pale olive-green.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tailor \Tai"lor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tailored; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Tailoring.]
     To practice making men's clothes; to follow the business of a
     tailor.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           These tailoring artists for our lays
           Invent cramped rules.                    --M. Green.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shad \Shad\ (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of
     fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a
     herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a
     fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring
     family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima), which is
     abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers
     in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European
     allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa), and the twaite shad. ({C.
     finta), are less important species. [Written also chad.]
  
     Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other
           fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under Gizzard),
           called also mud shad, white-eyed shad, and winter
           shad.
  
     Hardboaded, or Yellow-tailed, shad, the menhaden.
  
     Hickory, or Tailor, shad, the mattowacca.
  
     Long-boned shad, one of several species of important food
        fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus
        Gerres.
  
     Shad bush (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs
        or small trees of the rosaceous genus Amelanchier ({A.
        Canadensis, and A. alnifolia) Their white racemose
        blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and
        the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence
        they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called
        service tree, and Juneberry.
  
     Shad+frog,+an+American+spotted+frog+({Rana+halecina" rel="nofollow">Shad frog, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina); --
        so called because it usually appears at the time when the
        shad begin to run in the rivers.
  
     Trout shad, the squeteague.
  
     White shad, the common shad.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of small fishes of the family
     Atherinid[ae], having a silvery stripe along each side of
     the body. The common species of the American coast ({Menidia
     notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand
     smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker.
  
     Brook silversides (Zo["o]l.), a small fresh-water North
        American fish ({Labadesthes sicculus) related to the
        marine silversides.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tailor \Tai"lor\, n. [OF. tailleor, F. tailleur, fr. OF.
     taillier, F. tailler to cut, fr. L. talea a rod, stick, a
     cutting, layer for planting. Cf. Detail, Entail,
     Retail, Tally, n.]
     1. One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's
        garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer
        garments.
  
              Well said, good woman's tailor . . . I would thou
              wert a man's tailor.                  --Shak.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) The mattowacca; -- called also tailor herring.
        (b) The silversides.
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) The goldfish. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Salt-water tailor (Zo["o]l.), the bluefish. [Local, U. S.]
        --Bartlett.
  
     Tailor bird (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        small Asiatic and East Indian singing birds belonging to
        Orthotomus, Prinia, and allied genera. They are noted
        for the skill with which they sew leaves together to form
        nests. The common Indian species are O. longicauda,
        which has the back, scapulars, and upper tail coverts
        yellowish green, and the under parts white; and the
        golden-headed tailor bird ({O. coronatus), which has the
        top of the head golden yellow and the back and wings pale
        olive-green.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tailor \Tai"lor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tailored; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Tailoring.]
     To practice making men's clothes; to follow the business of a
     tailor.
  
           These tailoring artists for our lays Invent cramped
           rules.                                   --M. Green.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tailor
       n : a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
           [syn: seamster, sartor]
       v 1: make fit for a specific purpose [syn: shoehorn]
       2: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn: cut]
       3: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a
          suit by next week?" [syn: sew, tailor-make]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tailor
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο ράφτης
     Αγγλικά vb.
     προσαρμόζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tailor
     n.
     1 A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally,
  especially suits and men's clothing.
     2 (lb en Australia) The bluefish (''Pomatomus saltatrix'').
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific
  need.
     3 (lb en transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a
  particular need.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Tailor
     n.
     (surname en from=occupations) for a tailor.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tailor
     n.
     1 A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally,
  especially suits and men's clothing.
     2 (lb en Australia) The bluefish (''Pomatomus saltatrix'').
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific
  need.
     3 (lb en transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a
  particular need.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Tailor
     n.
     (surname en from=occupations) for a tailor.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tailor
     n.
     1 A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally,
  especially suits and men's clothing.
     2 (lb en Australia) The bluefish (''Pomatomus saltatrix'').
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific
  need.
     3 (lb en transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a
  particular need.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Tailor
     n.
     (surname en from=occupations) for a tailor.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tailor
     n.
     1 A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally,
  especially suits and men's clothing.
     2 (lb en Australia) The bluefish (''Pomatomus saltatrix'').
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific
  need.
     3 (lb en transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a
  particular need.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Tailor
     n.
     (surname en from=occupations) for a tailor.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tailor
     Englanti n.
     räätäli
     Englanti vb.
     räätälöidä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tailor
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=yrken språk=en) skräddare
     Engelska vb.
     skräddarsy

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tailor /tˈeɪlə/
  الخيّاط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tailor //ˈteɪlə// //ˈteɪlɚ// 
  шива́ч, шива́чка
  person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tailor //ˈteɪlə// //ˈteɪlɚ// 
  шия
  make, repair, or alter clothing

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tailor /tˈeɪlə/
  přizpůsobit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tailor /tˈeɪlə/
  upravit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  tailor /tˈeɪlə/
  krejčí

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  tailor /tˈeɪlə/ 
  teilwrio

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  tailor /tˈeɪlə/ 
  teilwra