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SARTORIAL
sartorial
(adjective) of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring
sartorial
(adjective) of or relating to the sartorius muscle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sartorial (comparative more sartorial, superlative most sartorial)
(not comparable) Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.
Synonym: vestiary
Of or relating to the quality of dress.
(anatomy) Of or relating to the sartorius muscle.
Source: Wiktionary
Sar*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [See Sartorius.]
1. Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work. Our legs skulked under the table as free from sartorial impertinences as those of the noblest savages. Lowell.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to thesartorius muscle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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