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BESPOKE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of clothing) custom-made
Synonyms:
bespoke; bespoken; made-to-order; tailor-made; tailored
Classified under:
Similar:
custom; custom-made (made according to the specifications of an individual)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple of the verb bespeak
Context examples:
His thin, thought-worn features and sunken, haggard cheeks bespoke one who had indeed beaten down that inner foe whom every man must face, but had none the less suffered sorely in the contest.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
My aunt took so kindly to the notion, that some ready-made clothes, which were purchased for me that afternoon, were marked Trotwood Copperfield, in her own handwriting, and in indelible marking-ink, before I put them on; and it was settled that all the other clothes which were ordered to be made for me (a complete outfit was bespoke that afternoon) should be marked in the same way.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
His long white beard and searching eyes imparted to him an air of masterful dignity, which was increased by his tabardlike vesture and the heraldic barret cap with triple plume which bespoke his office.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The bowmen and men-at-arms had broken their ranks and were intermingled with the fishermen and citizens, whose laughing faces and hearty gestures bespoke the weight of care from which this welcome arrival had relieved them.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The chancellor rose, and having slowly unrolled the parchment-scroll, proceeded to read it out in a thick and pompous voice, while a subdued rustle and movement among the brothers bespoke the interest with which they followed the proceedings.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
