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NEEDLEWOMAN

Dictionary entry overview: What does needlewoman mean?

• NEEDLEWOMAN (noun)
The noun NEEDLEWOMAN has 1 sense:

1. someone who makes or mends dresses

Familiarity information: NEEDLEWOMAN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NEEDLEWOMAN (noun)

Sense 1

needlewoman ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Someone who makes or mends dresses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dressmaker; needlewoman; seamstress; sempstress; modiste

Hypernyms ("needlewoman" is a kind of...):

garment worker; garment-worker; garmentmaker (a person who makes garments)

Instance hyponyms:

Betsy Griscom Ross; Betsy Ross; Ross (American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836))

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