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dressmaker

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dress⋅mak⋅er

[dres-mey-ker]
–noun
1. a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
–adjective
2. (of women's clothing) having soft lines or elaborate detail.


Origin:
1795–1805; dress + maker


dressmaking, noun
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dress·mak·er   (drěs'mā'kər)   
n.  One that makes women's clothing, especially dresses.
dress'mak'ing n.
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