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  2. Bespoke - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] Originally, the adjective bespoke described tailor-made suits and shoes. [1] [2] [3] According to Collins English Dictionary, the term was generally British English in 2008. [2] American English more commonly uses the word custom instead, [6] as in custom-made, custom car, or custom motorcycle.

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a clear or translucent preserve made from the liquid of fruits boiled in sugar and set with pectin, specifically without pieces of fruit (e.g. 'crab apple jelly') (occasionally) fruit preserve with fruit pieces (UK: Jam) Jersey A British Crown dependency off the coast of France. Also, a kind of buttonless, pullover shirt.

  4. Opposite - Wikipedia

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    An antonym is one of a pair of words with opposite meanings. Each word in the pair is the antithesis of the other. A word may have more than one antonym. There are three categories of antonyms identified by the nature of the relationship between the opposed meanings.

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    custom-made to a buyer's specification (US:custom-made) bevvy an alcoholic beverage biccie, bicky, bikky a biscuit (US: "cookie") big girl's blouse a man or a boy who behaves in a way which other men think is how a woman would behave, especially if they show they are frightened of something [33] bint

  6. Unpaired word - Wikipedia

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    An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym, with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.

  7. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  8. Bespoke tailoring - Wikipedia

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    Fitting of a bespoke jacket. Bespoke tailoring (/ b i ˈ s p oʊ k / ⓘ) or custom tailoring is clothing made to an individual buyer's specifications by a tailor.Bespoke garments are completely unique and created without the use of a pre-existing pattern, while made to measure uses a standard-sized pattern altered to fit the customer.

  9. Customization - Wikipedia

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    Mass customization, the use of computer-aided manufacturing systems to produce custom output; Modding, a slang expression for modification of hardware, software, or other items; Car tuning, the modification of an automobile, motor bike, scooter or moped; Personalization, the use of technology to accommodate differences between individuals