ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Seamstress

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɛm(p).stɹɪs/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Seamstress is a noun meaning A woman who sews clothes professionally.

Meaning

A woman who sews clothes professionally.

Example Sentences

“If you have finished blathering about men, perhaps you won’t mind skipping over the new seamstress you’ve no doubt found?"
They are seamstresses, who have plied the daily and nightly needle in the service of master tailors and close-fisted contractors, until now it is almost time for each to hem the borders of her own shroud.
[…] the Seamſtreſs brought in her ſilver thimble, the Chamber-maid her Bodkin, the Cook his ſilver ſpoon, the Vintner his Bowl into the common Treaſury of War and they who contributed to ſo pious a work, were invited more then others in ſome Churches to come to the Holy Communion in the very time of adminiſtration; […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for seamstress

Depending on context, synonyms include modiste, dressmaker, needlewoman, sempstress.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sempstress, needlewoman, dressmaker, modiste, sewing, stitching.

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