ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Modiste

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /məʊˈdiːst/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Modiste is a noun meaning A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats.

Meaning

A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats.

Example Sentences

All the colours of the rainbow, materialised by modistes, were there.
Her dresses – about 150 each year – are made by Rose Bertin, an expensive but necessary modiste with premises on the rue Saint-Honoré.

Word Forms

Synonyms for modiste

Depending on context, synonyms include seamstress, dressmaker, needlewoman, sempstress, hatter, hatmaker.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dressmaker, milliner, hatter, hatmaker, seamstress, sempstress.

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