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modiste

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mo⋅diste

  [moh-deest; Fr. maw-deest]
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–noun, plural -distes  [-deests; Fr. -deest] .
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
Origin:
1830–40; < F; see mode 2 , -ist
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mo·diste   (mō-dēst')   
n.  One that produces, designs, or deals in women's fashions.

[French, from mode, fashion; see mode.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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