embroideress

[em-broi-der-is]

noun

a woman who embroiders.

Origin of embroideress

First recorded in 1715–25; embroider + -ess

Usage note

See -ess.

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Examples from the Web for embroideress

Historical Examples of embroideress

The daughter of the embroideress told my friend Ulenspiegel so.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel
Charles 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, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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