custom /ˈkʌstəm/noun 8adjective 4verb 4forms 3 noun8 •a way of behaving that people in a place repeat again and again over many yearsMuch forbidden by elder custom is accepted today. •Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.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. — 1888 •Traditional beliefs or rituals.The Ancient Egyptian culture had many distinctive and interesting beliefs and customs; one custom was the mummification of the dead. •Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.Thank you for your custom. •The habitual patrons (i.e. customers) of a business; business support. •A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, etc.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 — 2019 •(no longer used) Toll, tax, or tribute.Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. — 1769 •(no longer used) Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.Age can not wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. — 1606 adjective4 •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.My feet are very large, so I need custom shoes, specially made by a custom tailor. •Own, personal, not standard or premade.We can embroider a wide range of ready designs or a custom logo. •Done on a for-hire basis, as contrasted with being done only for oneself.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. •(no longer used) Accustomed; usual. verb4 •(no longer used) To make familiar; to accustom.Have not forgot your sire; the eye of Rome And the Praetorian camp have long revered, With customed awe the daughter, sister, wife, And mother of their Caesars — 1771 •(no longer used) To have a custom.For on a Bridge he custometh to fight, / Which is but narrow, but exceeding long; / And in the same are many trap fals pight, / Through which the rider downe doth fall through ouersight. — 1596 •(no longer used) To supply with customers.But yet a man might reply, that if a Shooemaker should haue no Shooes in his Shoppe, but onely worke, as hee is bespoken, hee should bee weakley customed. — 1605 •(no longer used) To pay the customs of.Barabas, thy ships are safe, Riding in Malta Rhode; and all the merchants With other merchandize are safe arriv'd, And have sent me to know whether yourself Will come and custom them. — 1589 formscustomed · customing · customs
