Monday, December 7, 2009

word of the day :: sartorial

sartorial:
[sahr-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-]


–adjective
1. of or pertaining to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
2. of or pertaining to clothing or style or manner of dress: sartorial splendor.
3. Anatomy. Pertaining to the sartorius.



Origin:
1815–25; < LL sartor tailor + IAL


"I'm a lot more sartorial than thespian. They come to see me and go out humming the costumes." (Constance Bennett, American actress)
* Definition from www.dictionary.com

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