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Meanings of
seamstress
in inglês
catalão
costurera
espanhol
modisto
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Someone who makes or mends dresses.
dressmaker
sempstress
modiste
needlewoman
catalão
costurera
russo
белошвейка
português
aparador
espanhol
aparadora
catalão
cosidora
Back to the meaning
Person employed to sew.
stitcher
seamster
sempster
Related terms
occupation
português
aparador
Sinônimos
Examples for "
dressmaker
"
dressmaker
sempstress
modiste
needlewoman
Examples for "
dressmaker
"
1
Helen Cresswell stood there radiant; the
dressmaker
,
too, was wreathed in smiles.
2
The materials were oriental; the cut was the
dressmaker
's
-
not
home
-built
,
as usual.
3
Mrs. Whitney had rented two rooms in the house to a
dressmaker
.
4
All this was before the
dressmaker
,
who listened with no particular interest.
5
She went to the
dressmaker
and touched her tragically on the arm.
1
Nevertheless, the train that the
spinster
-
sempstress
took was the last train to leave.
2
You own that you cannot do anything for the
sempstress
and the housemaid.
3
Frances, be comforted, whispered the
sempstress
,
who had drawn near to Dagobert's wife.
4
How is it that you are here, weaving lace like any mechanical
sempstress
?
5
Seized with terror, the
sempstress
could not forbear exclaiming: Good gracious, M. Dagobert!
1
He had now uncovered the slight figure of the little French
modiste
.
2
The ragdealer's daughter, Justa by name, was a
modiste
in a shop.
3
This wonderful
modiste
,
whose taste in modes was exquisite, was Mademoiselle Bertin.
4
From her condition, a
modiste
cannot dispense with being amiable, gracious, engaging.
5
When they came out of the milliner's or
modiste
's
,
Fred was waiting.
1
She was a very clever
needlewoman
,
expert in the mysteries of dressmaking.
2
Frances Baudoin heaved a long sigh, and fell almost lifeless into the
needlewoman
's
arms.
3
I'm an excellent
needlewoman
and a fair cook, but I was never much for books.
4
The
needlewoman
hung down her head, overcome with confusion.
5
I never knew you were such a
needlewoman
,
Hetty.
Usage of
seamstress
in inglês
1
I think I shall have the
seamstress
fashion you a new outfit.
2
The
seamstress
took up the dress carefully and held it in readiness.
3
She tripped away to the sewing-room in search of the little
seamstress
.
4
Banker and baker, soldier and
seamstress
,
were equally interested in the currency.
5
The
seamstress
and the Frenchwoman, still talking, had passed down the hall.
6
A good goblin
seamstress
can peel a skin without a single tear.
7
I always was a
seamstress
-
made
pants
for the men on the place.
8
There he met
seamstress
Rosanna Ward, and they were married in 1912.
9
The
seamstress
's
face was distorted by her efforts to control her voice.
10
In dreams I am equal to the delivery boy and the
seamstress
.
11
Not to her own room, however, but to that of the
seamstress
.
12
She was a
seamstress
and a widow with one little daughter, Nettie.
13
A talented artist, musician, and
seamstress
,
Lucy seemed to excel at everything.
14
The tears, stealing forth, chased each other down the
seamstress
's
thin cheeks.
15
One of Mae's secrets was that she was a very bad
seamstress
.
16
Did I tell you that Mattie Tubbs was to be my
seamstress
?
Other examples for "seamstress"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
seamstress
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
little seamstress
poor seamstress
best seamstress
excellent seamstress
fine seamstress
More collocations
Translations for
seamstress
catalão
costurera
modista
sastressa
cosidora
espanhol
modisto
aparadora
russo
белошвейка
швея
português
aparador
Seamstress
through the time
Seamstress
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common