sempstress
Americannoun
noun
Gender
See -ess.
Example Sentences
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Miss Pinky Davis, our country sempstress, was sent for, and again Cousin Sue spent hours planning how best to cut up and trim the bolts of nainsook she had ordered from Richmond.
From Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
After many applications a little new linen was obtained; but the sempstress having marked it with crowns, the municipal officers insisted on the princesses picking the marks out, and they were forced to obey.
From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
The sempstress Leegart chanced to be passing by on her way home from the forest mill, wishing to see the spot where she once lost her way.
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. by Auerbach, Berthold
I wished to earn my living as a sempstress, a trade in which my mother instructed me during my stay with her.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne
He made the best baskets in the world, and his wife was an excellent sempstress.
From Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works by Foote, G. W. (George William)
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