ETYM New Lat., from Latin sartor a patcher, tailor, from sarcire, sartum, to patch, mend.
A muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body; SYN. sartorius muscle, musculus sartorius.

A muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body

Someone who makes or mends dresses; SYN. modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress. dress maker