embroideress
[em-broi-der-is]
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noun
a woman who embroiders.
Origin of embroideress
Usage note
See -ess.
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Historical Examples of embroideress
The daughter of the embroideress told my friend Ulenspiegel so.
The Legend of UlenspiegelCharles de Coster
I am afraid she had no other female accomplishments than those by which the sempstress or embroideress earns her daily bread.
Kenelm Chillingly, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Doa Paula declared she must have done so; the embroideress wept, and there was a regular scene.
The Fourth Estate, vol.1Armando Palacio Valds
Doa Paula sent for Nieves, the embroideress, and a long conference ensued with closed doors.
The Fourth Estate, vol.1Armando 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.1Armando Palacio Valds