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SEAMSTRESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does seamstress mean?
• SEAMSTRESS (noun)
The noun SEAMSTRESS has 1 sense:
1. someone who makes or mends dresses
Familiarity information: SEAMSTRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who makes or mends dresses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; seamstress; sempstress
Hypernyms ("seamstress" is a kind of...):
garment-worker; garment worker; garmentmaker (a person who makes garments)
Instance hyponyms:
Betsy Griscom Ross; Betsy Ross; Ross (American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836))
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