sartorial
adjective
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It's easy to uncover the root of sartorial. Just strip off the suffix -ial and you discover the Latin noun sartor, meaning "tailor" (literally, "one who patches or mends"). Sartorial splendor has been the stuff of voguish magazines for years, and even sartor itself has occasionally proven fashionable, as it did in 1843, when Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of "coats whose memory turns the sartor pale," or in the 1870 title The Sartor, or British journal of cutting, clothing, and fashion. Sartorial has been in style with English speakers since at least 1823.
Examples of sartorial in a Sentence
Michelle Lee, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
In the video, Queen Bey takes some major sartorial inspiration from the great Pamela Anderson, which shows her in a platinum blonde wig, reclining in a Baywatch-esque swimsuit, and even sporting an approximation of Anderson’s iconic pink fluffy hat.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
There have been a handful since, including one of this summer’s buzziest sartorial releases, a three-way between Who Decides War, H&M, and the late artist’s estate.
—Andrea Bossi, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
But one method of support has been particularly eye-catching throughout this election cycle: the sartorial political statement.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Sartorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sartorial. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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