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Meanings of needle-worker in English

Spanish
costurero
Catalan
costurer

Person who does needleworking, especially as an occupation.

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        costurero
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        Examples for "needlewoman"
        Examples for "needlewoman"
        1
        She was a very clever needlewoman, expert in the mysteries of dressmaking.
        In the Wilderness
        2
        Frances Baudoin heaved a long sigh, and fell almost lifeless into the needlewoman's arms.
        The Wandering Jew — Volume 04
        3
        I'm an excellent needlewoman and a fair cook, but I was never much for books.
        Outpost
        4
        The needlewoman hung down her head, overcome with confusion.
        The Wandering Jew — Volume 06
        5
        I never knew you were such a needlewoman, Hetty.
        Hetty Wesley
        1
        Arachne, a most industrious needleworker, had the audacity to contest against Pallas, the goddess of the art of weaving.
        Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them
        2
        In appliqué the craft to the needleworker is not carried to its limit, but, on the other hand, it calls for great skill in design.
        Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them
        3
        Mrs. O'Shaughnessy is the daintiest needleworker I have ever seen; she was taught by the nuns at St. Catherine's in the "ould country."
        Letters of a Woman Homesteader
        4
        Embroidery is usually regarded as strictly a woman's craft, but in the Middle Ages the leading needleworkers were often men.
        Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages / A Description of Mediaeval ...
        Usage of needle-worker in English
        1
        Once there was a girl, as there are many to-day, and she was a good needle-worker, and could make a beautiful cloak in one day.
        The Gypsies
        2
        In the same city on the same day a year later, women needle-workers went on strike to end sweatshops and child labour.
        The Irish Times
        Translations for needle-worker
        Spanish
        costurero
        Catalan
        costurer