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
- modistes
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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