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embroideress

[ em-broi-der-is ]

/ ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər ɪs /

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noun

a woman who embroiders.

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Origin of embroideress

First recorded in 1715–25; embroider + -ess

usage note for embroideress

See -ess.

Words nearby embroideress

embrittlement, embrocate, embrocation, embroglio, embroider, embroideress, embroidery, embroidery needle, embroil, embroiled, embrown

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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