bespoke

[ bih-spohk ]

adjective

1. 1. (of clothes) made to individual order; custom-made:

      a bespoke jacket.

   2. making or selling such clothes:

      a bespoke tailor.

2. Older Use. engaged to be married; spoken for.

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of bespeak.

bespoke

/ bɪˈspəʊk /

adjective

1. (esp of clothing or a website, computer program, etc) made to the customer's specifications
2. making or selling such clothing, websites, etc

   a bespoke web designer

   a bespoke tailor

Word History and Origins

Origin of bespoke¹

First recorded in 1745–55 bespoke fordef 1

Example Sentences

Denzel Washington listed a half-dozen projects he plans to do before retiring, including a bespoke part in a third, not-yet-announced ‘Black Panther’ film.

From Los Angeles Times

Extremely sick patients like Patterson require bespoke phage cocktails that perfectly match their microbes, and may even need new phages as the bacteria evolve.

From Salon

The new bespoke logo, written as JaGUar, has "seamlessly blended upper and lower case characters in visual harmony", the company said.

From BBC

Hospital pharmacists will typically make bespoke medicines for highly dependent patients with niche needs.

From BBC

We go through a process of consideration and elimination as we realize the show is so bespoke to this venue that to try and capture it for a small screen just wouldn’t make any sense.

From Los Angeles Times