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embroideress

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em·​broi·​der·​ess | \ -d(ə)rə̇s \
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Definition of embroideress

: a woman who embroiders especially : one whose work is doing embroidery … the inspired Parisian embroideress Madame Brossin de Méré, … — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, April 1995

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“Embroideress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embroideress. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.

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