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sempstress

[semp-stris, sem-stris]

semp·stress

[semp-stris, sem-stris]

See -ess.

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Sempstress is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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seamstress or (rarely) sempstress (ˈsɛmstrɪs, ˈsɛmpstrɪs)
 
n
a woman who sews and makes clothes, esp professionally
 
sempstress or (rarely) sempstress
 
n

sempstress (ˈsɛmpstrɪs)
 
n
a rare word for seamstress

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