self-measured

Updated: May 4, 2025

His clothing, which had been donated to him piece-meal by citizens of different height, but same number of inches around the heart, was not yet as uncomfortable to his figure as those speciments of raiment, self-measured, that are railroaded to you by transcontinental tailors with a suit case, suspenders, silk handkerchief and pearl studs as a bonus.

O. Henry - The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million