sartor
- noun
- /ˈsɑːrtər/
- Archaic
- It is striking that in Sartor, it is the moment of the "No" that affirms the self, in which "my whole ME stood up."
Examples
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In Sartor Resartus, then, the cogito is not a speculative proposition; it is an action and a moral action.
Academic text (1997) -
Clothing was also a central motif in Carlyle's Sartor Resartus.
Academic text (1992) -
A more detailed survey can be found in the paper by Prakken and Sartor (2015).
Academic text (2017) -
However, efficacy was not demonstrated over a longer period of time (Kauth, Christoff, Sartor, & Sharp, 1993).
Academic text (2003) -
Obviously, this is the same argument that Carlyle elaborated so brilliantly in the dominant metaphor of Sartor Resartus.
Academic text (1997) -
In Sartor Resartus, Thomas Carlyle, in his inimitable style, reasserted the views of Condorcet.
Academic text (1995) -
And so it is that his characteristic rhetorical strategy, made most famous in the clothes metaphor of Sartor Resartus, is to develop his ironies and critiques through a focus not on the spiritual, moral issue that he will argue is the real one, but on physical objects that he means to make resonate with nonmaterial meaning.
Academic text (1997) -
The sartor carefully measured the fabric before cutting the suit.
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After consulting with the sartor, she decided on a unique design for her wedding dress.
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The local sartor specializes in custom-made suits for special occasions.
Synonyms
A person who makes or fixes clothes so they fit
A woman who sews clothes for a living
A person who makes dresses and other women's clothes to order
A person who sews or fixes clothes for a living
A person who makes clothes by sewing
A man who designs and makes clothes for women like dresses
A woman who makes or repairs clothes for a living
How Skilled
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sartor comes from Latin and meant someone who 'mends' or 'sews' clothes. You can see the same root in sartorial, which means 'relating to clothes', so a sartor is someone who makes and repairs garments.