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  • proper noun A surname.

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Examples

  • The youth who leaves school at fourteen and gets a blind-alley job is out of work at twenty, probably for life; but for two pounds ten on the hire-purchase he can buy himself a suit which, for a little while and at a little distance, looks as though it had been tailored in Savile Row.

    The Road to Wigan Pier 1937

  • The old-guard tailors say Mr. Farnes and other "so-called Savile Row tailor-types" are simply riding the coattails of the Row's hard-won prestige.

    Rogue Tailor Needles Savile Row, Gets Himself a (Law)Suit 2010

  • There's a reason Mr. Savile is one of the busiest writers in the business.

    The Year that Was - 2007 apexdigest 2007

  • During the latter tenancy a large building adjoining, called Savile or Ailesbury House, was amalgamated with

    The Strand District The Fascination of London Walter Besant 1868

  • Those with an interest in luxury items should watch a BBC documentary entitled Savile Row.

    Who's Buying All That Luxury? Not the Rich - The Wealth Report - WSJ 2011

  • To be honest, yes, it takes a huge shift in the old mental gears, each series has its own unique voice and style while still being recognizably 'Savile'.

    Temple: Incarnations preorder update apexdigest 2007

  • Paterson said there can be no more expensive open-ended inquiries such as Savile but the issue must be dealt with by local politicians.

    Epolitix News 2010

  • "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.

    The Twelfth Hour Ada Leverson 1897

  • "Savile," said Aunt William, when they were sitting by the fire in the drawing-room, "I'm glad you're fond of poetry.

    The Twelfth Hour Ada Leverson 1897

  • In the basement of Henry Poole & Co., a venerated tailor shop on London's Savile Row, Keith Levett puts the final stitches on a red and gold livery.

    The Ultimate Reality Show Amy Chozick 2011

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