needlewoman
noun
a woman who does needlework.
needlewomen
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pluralof needlewoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
The average receipts of Paris needlewomen have not, however, fallen below fourteenpence a day; those of them who work with fashionable dressmakers earn about one and eightpence.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by William Duthie
The last thing I saw about it was a mention of the neatness and dexterity of Burmese girls as needlewomen.
From Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field by Charlotte Mary Yonge
"It is a tradition of Philadelphia," answered the girl, "that her daughters should be expert needlewomen."
From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Cyrus Townsend Brady
