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embroideress

[ em-broi-der-is ]

/ ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər ɪs /

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, embrown, embrue

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Example sentences from the Web for embroideress

I unearthed the embroideress, and ordered a kerchief like Madame de Fischtaminel's.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
She was apprenticed to an embroideress; for all kinds of embroidery were in much greater use then than now.
Our Little Lady|Emily Sarah Holt
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
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

She had been an embroideress for thirty years, but her sight failed and she was obliged to give up work.
A Zola Dictionary|J. G. Patterson

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