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sempstress
[
semp
-stris
,
sem
-stris
]
semp·stress
/
ˈsɛmp
strɪs
,
ˈsɛm
strɪs
/
Show Spelled
[
semp
-stris
,
sem
-stris
]
Show IPA
noun
seamstress.
Usage note
See
-ess.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Sempstress
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. 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.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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