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Definition of Dressmaker
1. Noun. Someone who makes or mends dresses.
Generic synonyms: Garment Worker, Garment-worker, Garmentmaker
Specialized synonyms: Betsy Griscom Ross, Betsy Ross, Ross
Definition of Dressmaker
1. n. A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.
Definition of Dressmaker
1. Noun. A person who makes dresses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dressmaker
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dressmaker
Literary usage of Dressmaker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"In a few moments the black bonnet and the crutch-stick were on duty, the good
Jew was left in possession of the house, and the dolls' dressmaker, ..."
2. Dressmaking as a Trade for Women in Massachusetts by May Allinson (1916)
"THE FAMILY dressmaker. The family system, the most primitive and simplest ...
THE JOURNEYMAN dressmaker. The dressmaker who goes out by the day typifies the ..."
3. The Girl and the Job by Helen Christene Hoerle, Florence B.. Saltzberg (1919)
"A girl who is qualified to be a dressmaker often shows her interest in the art
when as ... A girl who would be a successful dressmaker must have besides an ..."
4. Prisoners of Poverty: Women Wage-workers, Their Trades and Their Lives by Helen Campbell (1887)
"A FASHIONABLE dressmaker. now, be reasonable, won't you ? You 've got to move
on, you know, and why don't you doit?" " I 'm that reasonable that a bench of ..."
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