- bespoke
- also bespoken
adjective
Etymology: past participle of bespeak
Date: 1607
1.
a. custom-made <a bespoke suit> b. dealing in or producing custom-made articles 2. dialect engaged
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Bespoke — Be*spoke (b[ e]*sp[=o]k ), imp. & p. p. of {Bespeak}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bespoke — In relation to information technology, a computer program or, depending on the context, an entire computer system which is tailor made to the customer s requirements. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www … Law dictionary
bespoke — custom or custom made, made to order, of goods, as distinguished from ready made, 1755, the same sense found earlier in bespoken (c.1600), pp. of BESPEAK (Cf. bespeak), in a sense of to speak for, to arrange beforehand, a sense attested in… … Etymology dictionary
bespoke — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. ▪ (of goods) made to order … English terms dictionary
bespoke — or bespoken [bē spōk′, bispōk′] vt. pt. & alt. pp. of BESPEAK adj. Brit. 1. custom or custom made 2. making or made to order … English World dictionary
Bespoke — Bespeak Be*speak , v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic); p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.] [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.] 1. To speak or arrange for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bespoke — Bespeak Be*speak , v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic); p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.] [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.] 1. To speak or arrange for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bespoke — [[t]bɪspo͟ʊk[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A bespoke craftsman such as a tailor makes and sells things that are specially made for the customer who ordered them. [BRIT, FORMAL] Habits made by a bespoke tailor are an expensive item. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Bespoke… … English dictionary