self-fitting en · ADJ
Etymology
From self- + fitting.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a candle: having a specially shaped or tapered base that will fit various different sizes of holder.
After a time Mr. John Dormouse and his daughter began to sell peppermints and candles. But they did not keep "self-fitting sixes"; and it takes five mice to carry one seven inch candle.
1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles:
- (not-comparable) Of a hearing aid: programmable by the user to suit their own needs.