BESPOKE Definition & Meaning

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bespoke

[bih-spohk]

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adjective

1. (of clothes) made to individual order; custom-made.
  a bespoke jacket.
2. making or selling such clothes.
  a bespoke tailor.
Older Use.��engaged to be married; spoken for.

verb

a simple past tense and past participle of bespeak.

bespoke

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adjective

(esp of clothing or a website, computer program, etc) made to the customer's specifications
making or selling such clothing, websites, etc
a bespoke tailor
a bespoke web designer

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of bespoke¹

First recorded in 1745–55 bespoke for def. 1

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This bespoke family will support each of its members through all that is to come.

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Magnifying the Jackal’s unflinching eye is a bespoke telescopic eyepiece that peers into the soul of the killer seconds before he pulls the trigger.

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During an eight-week trial, the court heard the couple had created their own bespoke belief system based on a mixture of elements that drew from New Age mysticism and West African religion.

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Since this story starts centuries after the original inhabitants enter the bunker, she says, “Everything within the silo is essentially, when we come to it, reused, recycled and quite a bespoke make.”

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Nobody could have been failed to be moved by Prince Harry's concerns, he said, but he needed to hear why the prince thought Ravec was breaking the law by giving him a bespoke security plan.

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When To Use

What does��bespoke��mean?

Bespoke means custom-made—made based on the specifications of the person ordering it, as in a bespoke suit. It can also be used to describe a person or company that makes such things, as in bespoke tailor.Bespoke is an adjective, but it’s also the past tense of the verb bespeak, which commonly means to ask for in advance (as in I need to bespeak your help) or to reserve beforehand (as in You need to bespeak a table, sir). But bespeak is rarely used as a verb anymore—it sounds very outdated.Bespoke also sounds a bit old-fashioned, but that’s probably why it became so trendy—it’s often used to imply a handcrafted, unique approach to making something. In its strictest sense, bespoke means made-to-order, but it’s often applied to things that aren’t actually made specifically for someone but that are simply made individually, as opposed to being mass-produced.Example: I found this website yesterday that does bespoke sweatshirts that can be custom-made to my preferences and body type!

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