custom
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: agriculture
business
law
lifestyle
Etymology: PIE word
 *ḱóm
 PIE word
 *swé
From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, inherited from Latin consuētūdinem, a noun derived from cōnsuēscō, from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom.
The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.
Inflected forms:
form: customs
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Much forbidden by elder custom is accepted today.
A custom
More honour'd in the breach than the observance.
20 […] These men being Iewes, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customes which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, being Romanes.
For first Mr. Dier's opinion was that the ancient custom for exportation was by the common laws; and goeth furder, that that ancient custom was the custom upon wools, woolfells, and leather.
Moved beyond his custom, Gama said
gloss: Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Thank you for your custom.
Let him have your custom, but not your votes.
gloss: Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
pos: noun
tags: collective
countable
uncountable
gloss: Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The distinction between custom and usage it that usage is a fact and custom is a law. There can be usage without custom, but not custom without usage.
gloss: Traditional beliefs or rituals.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The Ancient Egyptian culture had many distinctive and interesting beliefs and customs; one custom was the mummification of the dead.
gloss: A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The rest of the necklace holders finally came in! If you bought a custom from me thank you so much for your patience! I’m gonna try my best to crank them out as fast as possible
Oftentimes I have trouble finding enough women to buy customs from. Strangely enough, finding women to take hundreds of dollars for a selfie isn’t as easy as you’d think.
gloss: Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: Age can not wither her, nor custom stale
Her infinite variety.
gloss: Toll, tax, or tribute.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
uncountable
examples: Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
gloss: Made or done in a way adjusted to fit the needs of a particular person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Near-synonyms: custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built; see also Thesaurus:custom-made
My feet are very large, so I need custom shoes, specially made by a custom tailor.
gloss: Own, personal, not standard or premade.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: We can embroider a wide range of ready designs or a custom logo.
gloss: Done on a for-hire basis, as contrasted with being done only for oneself.
pos: adj
tags: especially
not-comparable
examples: custom threshing
custom baling
The amount of high-end equipment that he maintains is justified by the fact that he does a lot of custom tillage and combining.
My grandfather did his own threshing, plus a bunch of custom threshing on the side.
Custom harvesters have a front row seat to crop conditions as they make their way across the country, helping farmers get their crops out of the fields. […] Wheat harvests got off to a slow start in Texas and Oklahoma this year, with rain delays, but conditions got better once custom harvesters made it to Kansas.
gloss: Accustomed; usual.
pos: adj
tags: archaic
not-comparable
Synonyms: fashion
folkway
habit
practice
usage
wone
wont
Related words: custom-made
Derived words: custom and practice
custom-built
custom house
customless
grow a custom
heir by custom
suit custom
take one's custom elsewhere
Ulster custom
custom car
customly
custom-made
custom made
custom snowball
custom vehicle
noncustom
Translations:
lang: Dutch
word: klandizie
lang: Estonian
word: harjumus
lang: Finnish
word: asiakkuus
lang: French
word: chalandise
lang: German
word: Gewohnheit
lang: Irish
word: custam