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NEEDLEWOMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does needlewoman mean?
• NEEDLEWOMAN (noun)
The noun NEEDLEWOMAN has 1 sense:
1. someone who makes or mends dresses
Familiarity information: NEEDLEWOMAN 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 ("needlewoman" 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))
Context examples
She was a nimble little needlewoman, and they were finished before anyone got tired of them.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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