(n)a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body, Syn.sartorius muscle, musculus sartorius

tailor

(n)a person whose occupation is making and altering garments, Syn.seamster, sartor

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sartorial

a. [ See Sartorius. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our legs skulked under the table as free from sartorial impertinences as those of the noblest savages. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sartorius muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sartorius

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. sartor a patcher, tailor, fr. sarcire, sartum, to patch, mend. ] (Anat.) A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee. So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Eleganz { f } | Eleganz { f } der Kleidung

elegance | sartorial elegance[Add to Longdo]

Schneider...; Kleidungs...

sartorial[Add to Longdo]

Schneidermuskel { m }

sartorius[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

縫工筋

[ほうこうきん, houkoukin](n) sartorius muscle[Add to Longdo]

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