as in needlewoman
a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job
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Recent Examples of seamstress
Coel portrays a costume designer to Hathaway's pop star character in the new psychological thriller; her mother Osborne is a seamstress in real life.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Shoppers who grew up on disposable fast fashion are enlisting tailors and seamstresses to give off-the-rack purchases a custom fit or personal flair, to revive secondhand finds or to extend the lives of their wardrobes, according to fashion industry experts.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Shoppers who grew up on disposable fast fashion are enlisting tailors and seamstresses to give off-the-rack purchases a custom fit or personal flair, to revive secondhand finds or to extend the lives of their wardrobes, according to fashion industry experts.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Born in Naples in 1943, the son of a seamstress and a railway employee who was also an accomplished and ambitious painter, Starnone began his working life as a schoolteacher.
—Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Shoppers who grew up on disposable fast fashion are enlisting tailors and seamstresses to give off-the-rack purchases a custom fit or personal flair, to revive secondhand finds or to extend the lives of their wardrobes, according to fashion industry experts.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Shoppers who grew up on disposable fast fashion are enlisting tailors and seamstresses to give off-the-rack purchases a custom fit or personal flair, to revive secondhand finds or to extend the lives of their wardrobes, according to fashion industry experts.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Born in Naples in 1943, the son of a seamstress and a railway employee who was also an accomplished and ambitious painter, Starnone began his working life as a schoolteacher.
—Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seamstress
Noun
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One hundred and fifty years later, young Isobel, a gifted needlewoman, dreams of her own escape from the limited options open to women; her greatest desire is to own a dressmaking shop.—
Heller McAlpin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Oct. 2022
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Set in the 1930s, Chevalier’s new novel follows a woman whose fiancé died in World War I and who finds a sense of community among the guild of needlewomen embroidering kneelers for the pews at one of Britain’s great cathedrals.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2019
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Kansas City voters that year overwhelmingly approved a $750 million bond for the city’s sanitary sewer system in April and two bonds worth $175 million bond for parks and entertainment facilities and affordable housing programs in November.—
Dylan Lysen
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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According to Barger, the county faces more than $2 billion in public infrastructure restoration costs, including streets, septic, sewers, undergrounding of utilities and private and municipal water districts.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
19 May 2026
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And in the future, Mimi’s hopes to partner with neighboring small businesses, hold classes for more advanced stitchers and even throw Bachelor watch parties.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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At the game in June, the Mets provided the group with event space where the knitters, crocheters, cross-stitchers, needle pointers, sewers and embroiderers could connect with each other.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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