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adjective

made-to-order adj.

Made specially for a specific purpose; of articles of manufacture. Contrasted with mass-produced, standard.

Synonyms: custom-made.

Made or tailored to fit a specific person; of clothing. Contrasted with off-the-rack, ready-to-wear.

Synonyms: custom-made, custom-tailored.

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Etymology of 'Made-to-order'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... originally written—the sinking in mid-ocean of a great liner. While rehearsing the scene on deck which showed the passengers taking to the life-boats, he made repeated experiments with certain lightning effects, none of which quite satisfied him. He also had some trouble with one of the made-to-order life-boats. Finally, rather disgusted with the way things were going, he decided to cut out the lowering-of-the-boats scene and to have a fire at sea instead of a mere foundering. In a very few minutes, with the aid of "smoke-pots" and "blow-torches" a thrilling burning-ship ...

— Writing the Photoplay • J. Berg Esenwein and Arthur Leeds

Words linked to "Made-to-order" : tailor-made, custom-built, tailored