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dressmaker::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress |
| Type of | garment-worker, garment worker, garmentmaker |
Examples of dressmaker
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Oh dear, not even Norman Hartnell, dressmaker to the queen, made any real money.
From the economist.com
Here interests were primarily artistic and she was for a time a court dressmaker.
From the en.wikipedia.org
My father was a grocer, and my mother had been a dressmaker with her own business.
From the edition.cnn.com
To be assured of top quality and proper fit, allow your dressmaker sufficient time.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A custom dressmaker frequently employs one of three pattern creation methods.
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She was a skilful dressmaker, an accomplished cook and a dedicated gardener.
From the guardian.co.uk
Just say it doesn't fit, and the dressmaker you consulted wasn't optimistic.
From the washingtonpost.com
He was the only son of a carabiniere turned cobbler and his dressmaker wife.
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The firm is the nation's largest dressmaker, with anticipated 1967 sales of $210 million.
From the time.com
- Someone who makes or mends dresses
- (dressmaking) the craft of making dresses
- A dressmaker is a person who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. Also called a mantua-maker (historically) or a modiste.
- The Dressmaker (US title The Secret Glass) is a 1973 novel written by Beryl Bainbridge, it was shortlisted for the Booker Prize that year. It was based upon two paternal aunts she knew as a child.
- An expertise in pattern-cutting(not tailioring).Pattern cutting requires special skill and experience to understand how to construct the design created by the designer. ...
- As an adjective denotes clothing made in the style of a dressmaker, frequently in the term dressmaker details which includes ruffles, frills, ribbon or braid trim. Dressmaker in this sense is contrasted to tailored and has fallen out of use since the rise of casual wear in the mid-twentieth century.
- Female tailor or retailer of clothing.
- A dressmaker specializes in custom-made women's clothes: day, cocktail, and evening dresses, business clothes and suits, trousseaus, sports clothes, and lingerie.
