Modiste

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Modiste \Mo`diste"\, n. [F. See {Mode}; cf. {Modist}.]
     One, esp. a woman, who makes, or deals in, articles of
     fashion, esp. of the fashionable dress of ladies; a
     dress-maker or milliner.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  modiste
       n 1: someone who makes and sells hats [syn: {hatmaker}, {hatter},
             {milliner}]
       2: someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: {dressmaker}, {needlewoman},
           {seamstress}, {sempstress}]