embroideress

[ em-broi-der-is ]

noun
  1. a woman who embroiders.

Origin of embroideress

1
First recorded in 1715–25; embroider + -ess

usage note For embroideress

See -ess.

Words Nearby embroideress

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How to use embroideress in a sentence

  • Doa Paula declared she must have done so; the embroideress wept, and there was a regular scene.

    The Fourth Estate, vol.1 | Armando Palacio Valds
  • Doa Paula sent for Nieves, the embroideress, and a long conference ensued with closed doors.

    The Fourth Estate, vol.1 | Armando Palacio Valds
  • Both looked at the embroideress, who raised her head, and seeing that the conversation was about her, she made a face.

    The Fourth Estate, vol.1 | Armando Palacio Valds
  • The embroideress wore a scarlet sash at her waist, and this remark of her ex-admirer so flustered her that she could not reply.

    The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 | Armando Palacio Valds
  • Why, then, had this skilful embroideress deliberately threaded her needle with a shade of brilliant blue silk?

    A Book of Quaker Saints | Lucy Violet Hodgkin