Synonyms

modiste

American

[moh-deest, maw-deest] / moʊˈdist, mɔˈdist /

noun

plural

modistes

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

modiste British

/ məʊˈdiːst /

noun

a fashionable dressmaker or milliner

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Etymology

Origin of modiste

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

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Example Sentences

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With a sentence, she can send customers to the modiste or suitors away from annoying Cressida Cowper.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2022

From the Duke of Hastings to Daphne to the modiste, each character harbors their own secrets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2021

If I couldn’t make a living breaking horses, I could always be a modiste.

From The Verge • Mar. 1, 2018

Mimi leaves it to become a downtown modiste, a white girl.

From Time Magazine Archive

Being limited in materials, due to shortages and rationing, she used a gorgeous sunset-colored wool that she had unraveled from a suit tailored for her by Ormaie’s most expensive modiste in 1912.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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