modiste

[ moh-deest; French maw-deest ]

noun

, plural mo·distes [moh-, deests, maw-, deest].

1. Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.

modiste

/ məʊˈdiːst /

noun

1. a fashionable dressmaker or milliner

Word History and Origins

Origin of modiste¹

From French, dating back to 1830–40; mode ², -ist

Word History and Origins

Origin of modiste¹

C19: from French, from mode fashion

Example Sentences

Her dwelling, which I first visited with Evie and her aunt, was on the first floor of the modiste's at the back.

From Project Gutenberg

And you think of the feelings of your modiste, and ignore those of your poor old (but well-preserved) Godmother!

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The scene is at a dressmaker's; the cast: the modiste, two dressmakers, and sewing-girls.

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The modiste, oppressed by the sad songs that portray their own unhappiness, bids them sing of other people's happiness.

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First in a milliner shop; then as dresser to a model in the shop of a swell modiste; always watching how the ladies behave.

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