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seamstress

[seem-stris, sem-] / ˈsim strɪs, ˈsɛm- /
NOUN
sewer
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Welsh described Hogg as a "punk-rock Paisley seamstress".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Originally from a poor and mountainous district of Bamiyan, Rahesh worked for five years in construction in Iran, where his wife Marzia was a seamstress.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

The only person to show up on the departure date, however, is Ada, 22, a seamstress and house cleaner who is terrified of polar bears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

She was born in Maiquetía, Venezuela, where her mother was a seamstress and her father a representative for Singer sewing machines.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

The head seamstress glanced at us, brow wrinkled.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz




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