needlewoman
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needlewomen
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noun
Gender
See -woman.
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Origin of needlewoman
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A needlewoman of extraordinary skill, she has made a lavishly embroidered silk purse out of the sow's ear of realism.
From Time Magazine Archive
The outline for the first series was based partly on the stories of Eileen's parents, an underbutler and a needlewoman in the Edwardian era, and partly by Jean's reading preferences.
From Time Magazine Archive
Guenever stitched away with the half-blank mind of a needlewoman, the other half of her brain moving idly among her troubles.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
It was not a large world that was interested in the disruption of Sidney Hinchford's love engagement; two old men at Camberwell, and a needlewoman, might almost constitute it in this instance.
From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) by Frederick William Robinson
But he had another rich and peculiar garment, which was entirely indebted to the needlewoman for its varied and radiant hues.
From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Sutherland Menzies
The clothing industry also employed tens of thousands of people, from skilled tailors and dressmakers in upscale shops to widowed needlewomen working 16-hour days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
On the top floor, out of sight, a few dozen tailors, pattern cutters, shoemakers, and needlewomen work on the orders.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016
Like the needlewomen, the diet of the majority is meagre and poor to a degree.
From Prisoners of Poverty Abroad by Helen Campbell
Two batteries were quartered in Morny, and willing needlewomen were required to put the uniforms of the soldiers into good condition.
From Six Women and the Invasion by Gabrielle Yerta
But here the bride-elect felt her heart swell with delight, her hands trembled, and she cast a rapid glance at the needlewomen, fearing they had noticed her emotion.
From The Fourth Estate, vol.1 by Armando Palacio Vald?s
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