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seamstress definition

seam·stress (sēm′stris, sem′-)

noun

a woman who is expert at sewing, esp. one who makes her living by sewing

Etymology: ME seamestre, man or woman who sews < OE < seam, seam + additional fem. suffix -ess

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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