Seamstress

2 definitions found

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

  Seamstress \Seam"stress\ (?; 277), n. [From older seamster,
     properly fem., AS. se['a]mestre. See {Seam}.]
     A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  seamstress
       n : someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: {dressmaker}, {modiste},
            {needlewoman}, {sempstress}]