embroideress
[ em-broi-der-is ]
noun
a woman who embroiders.
Origin of embroideress
1usage 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 ValdsDoa Paula sent for Nieves, the embroideress, and a long conference ensued with closed doors.
The Fourth Estate, vol.1 | Armando Palacio ValdsBoth 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 ValdsThe 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 ValdsWhy, then, had this skilful embroideress deliberately threaded her needle with a shade of brilliant blue silk?
A Book of Quaker Saints | Lucy Violet Hodgkin
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