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seamstress

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++seam·stress /ˈsiːmstrəs, ˈsem- $ ˈsiːm-/ noun [countable]  1. old-fashionedDLHBO a woman whose job is sewing and making clothes 女缝纫工,女裁缝2. a woman who is good at sewing 善于缝纫的女人
Examples from the Corpus
seamstressOne farmer's wife had a 52-week job as a seamstress, with an average of 24 hours per week.Before Dad started courting her, she worked as a seamstress.Six seamstresses had worked for a week to sew them on to the costumes.The seamstresses at House of Design use the pattern to sew a custom-made dress in intricate detail.He has three seamstresses on tour with him to run up new outfits.
Origin seamstress (1500-1600) seamster person who sews, from Old English seamestre, from seam
seam·stress nounChineseSyllable
sewing whose clothes and job woman Corpus a is making


seamstress
seamstress /ˈsiːmstrəs, ˈsiːmstrɪs, ˈsem- $ ˈsiːm-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: seamster 'person who sews', from Old English seamestre, from seam
1. old-fashioned a woman whose job is sewing and making clothes
2. a woman who is good at sewing


seam·stressBrE /ˈsiːmstrəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiːmstrəs/ 🔊BrE /ˈsemstrəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsemstrəs/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned) a woman who can sew and make clothes or whose job is sewing and making clothes 会缝纫的女人;女裁缝