Definition of seamstress
:a woman whose occupation is sewing
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Now long retired, Stephens has a room in her church, where all burgeoning seamstresses are welcome.
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Born on Dec. 2, 1946, the son of a seamstress and an appliance salesman from dirt-poor Reggio di Calabria in Southern Italy, Gianni Versace grew up surrounded by sewing machines and fabrics in his mother's studio.
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According to BuzzFeed News, some of the signs also included contact information for a person who appears to be an attorney, while others informed customers that their seamstresses will contact them directly.
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Several signs on the store referenced people to a local seamstress.
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That angelic cape required a whopping 100 meters of tulle and three seamstresses, who spent 150 hours hand-ruching each layer.
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Most Americans know almost from birth the story of the creation of the U.S. flag, how Betsy Ross, a seamstress for the Pennsylvania navy, first designed the Stars and Stripes during the American Revolution.
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L'Nique's warehouse is stocked with thousands of linens in a rainbow of designs, fabrics, textures, patterns and colors, with two on-site seamstresses that can stitch linens, table runners, and napkins to fit.
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Khan was born and raised in London, growing up in Tooting, in the south of the city, to bus driver and seamstress parents who had emigrated from Pakistan.
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First Known Use of seamstress
1598
SEAMSTRESS Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of seamstress for English Language Learners
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: a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job
SEAMSTRESS Defined for Kids
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Definition of seamstress for Students
:a woman who sews especially for a living
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