dressmaker
dressmaker
Definition
dress·maker (dres′māk′ər)
noun
a person who makes women's dresses and other clothes to order
adjective
designating or of a woman's suit, coat, etc. not cut on severe, mannish lines
dress′·mak′·ing noun
dressmaker
Synonyms
dressmaker
n.
dressmaker
Usage Examples
Possessives
- dummy: It suggests the image of the dressmaker's dummy as sculpture.
Converse of object
- find: You must only find a talented dressmaker or tailor.
- use: The measurements below should be taken whilst wearing light clothing, using a dressmaker 's tape measure.
- become: On 15th November 1852 she had an illegitimate daughter, Emma who went on to become a dressmaker.
Adjective modifier
- local: Enquire with a local dressmaker how much she would charge to make a custom dress for you.
- good: A maid to wait upon a lady and young ladies, good dressmaker and hair dresser, age not under 25 years.
- talented: You must only find a talented dressmaker or tailor.
- skilled: Our ball gowns, evening dresses and prom gowns are made by our team of highly skilled dressmakers.
- professional: The embarrassing thing is my mom was a professional dressmaker before she retired and still makes rag dolls and the like as a hobby.
- qualified: She followed her passion for sewing and did a five year training and is a qualified dressmaker.
Noun used with modifier
- apprentice: This census shows they had another daughter - Fanny, who was then an apprentice dressmaker.
- court: The honor of creating and making the gown was given to the court dressmaker, Mme Handley Seymour.
dressmaker Quotes
Glamour is what makes a man ask for your telephone number. But it also is what makes a woman ask for the name of your dressmaker.
Browse dictionary entries near dressmaker
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