tailleur

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The house must also have two separate workshops: a "tailleur" workshop for structured, architectural garments such as jackets, coats and trousers, and a "flou" workshop for soft, fluid pieces such as dresses or blouses.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Madame la Mar�chale, 67, was dignified in a straw sailor and a high-necked light tailleur.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the six packs of cards are exhausted, the "tailleur" says, "Monsieur, les cartes passent," when all the cards are collected out of the talons, re-shuffled and cut, and a fresh deal is started.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

She was clad in a navy blue tailleur with a very smart pair of high navy blue kid boots and small navy blue silk hat.

From Fanny Goes to War by Washington, Pat Beauchamp

Opposite the tailleur, and on his right and left, are persons called croupiers, whose business it is to pay and to collect money.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 281, November 3, 1827 by Various