needle trades
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plural noun
the occupations and organizations involved in the manufacture of clothing.
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Origin of needle trades
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby needle trades
Needles, needless, needless to say, needlestick, needle time, needle trades, needle valve, needlewoman, needlework, need like a hole in the head, needling
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