What does bespoke mean?

It is from that sense that we get the adjective bespoke, referring to clothes and other things that are ordered before they are made. Bespoke has enjoyed a spike in usage in recent years, perhaps due to consumer trends that champion all things artisanal over those that are prefab.

What does bespeak mean in English?

In the English language of yore, the verb bespeak had various meanings, including “to speak,” “to accuse,” and “to complain.” In the 16th century, bespeak acquired another meaning: “to order or arrange in advance.” It is from that sense that we get the adjective bespoke, referring to clothes and other things that are ordered before they are made.

What does'poke'mean?

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another the state or fact of being the way things usually are What does 'poke' refer to in the expression 'pig in a poke'?

What is poke-poke?

Get a Poke-Poke mug for your Uncle Jerry. a bag or sack of sorts holding mistly goods. The term is oft' used in Appalachian English in between-local-folk settings. You put the cat in the poke. When I was a kid, I used to walk twenty miles to the store to bring a poke of flaer home.