of women's clothes
: having softness, rounded lines, and intricate detailing
a dressmaker suit
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The glass windows are blocked by tables and a piano and a crib and a dressmaker’s dummy.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Antoinette’s court was crowded with hairdressers, dressmakers and milliners, all working to create the lavish styles that defined the late 18th-century French fashion scene.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Blahnik said the queen worked closely with her dressmaker Rose Bertin on her look, and often made changes to the designs.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Mechanic Paolo Mainardi and dressmaker Antonella Migliorini were found shot and stabbed the following June.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The glass windows are blocked by tables and a piano and a crib and a dressmaker’s dummy.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Antoinette’s court was crowded with hairdressers, dressmakers and milliners, all working to create the lavish styles that defined the late 18th-century French fashion scene.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Blahnik said the queen worked closely with her dressmaker Rose Bertin on her look, and often made changes to the designs.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dressmaker
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“Dressmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dressmaker. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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