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    NEEDLEWOMAN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who makes or mends dressesplay

    Synonyms:

    dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; seamstress; sempstress

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("needlewoman" is a kind of...):

    garment-worker; garment worker; garmentmaker (a person who makes garments)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Betsy Griscom Ross; Betsy Ross; Ross (American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836))

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