dressmaker

[ dres-mey-ker ]

/ ˈdrɛsˌmeɪ kər /

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noun

a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.

adjective

(of women's clothing) having soft lines or elaborate detail.

Compare man-tailored, tailored.

Origin of dressmaker

First recorded in 1795–1805; dress + maker

OTHER WORDS FROM dressmaker

dress·mak·ing, noun

Words nearby dressmaker

dressing table, dressing-down, dressings, dressler, dressler beat, dressmaker, dressoir, dressy, dressy casual, drest, drew

Example sentences from the Web for dressmaking

There could be no better place to honor the art of dressmaking than the most prestigious art school: the Beaux Arts de Paris.

Tilda Swinton and Oliver Saillard Perform the Creation of Fashion in ‘Eternity Dress’ |Sarah Moroz |November 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She tapped her dressmaking skills to establish a successful business, with her mother as her assistant.

At U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Anniversary, One Survivor’s Quest Continues |Sandra McElwaine |April 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But she had a little bookcase whose shelves were filled with her patterns—in her dressmaking she never used a fashion plate.

Christmas |Zona Gale
Mildred, there will be some little articles wanted about our dressmaking; suppose you go also and select them.

Mildred and Elsie |Martha Finley

They went to the village and inspected cottages, and gave lessons in housekeeping or dressmaking or some other drudgery till noon.

The Man Between |Amelia E. Barr
As I remember they spent a great deal of time and money at the hairdressers, manicures, dressmaking establishments and hotels.

Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights |Kelly Miller
Every hut along this row will have a sign beside the door: 'Dressmaking Done Here.'

West Wind Drift |George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for dressmaking

dressmaker

/ (ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkə) /

noun

a person whose occupation is making clothes, esp for women

Derived forms of dressmaker

dressmaking, noun

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dressmaker

noun

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dressmaking

noun

Derived forms of dressmaker

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dressmaker

noun

adjective

Origin of dressmaker

OTHER WORDS FROM dressmaker

Words nearby dressmaker

Words related to dressmaking

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