Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who does needlework, especially a seamstress.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A woman who is an expert in sewing or embroidery, or one whose business is sewing or embroidery; specifically, a woman who earns a living by sewing; a seamstress.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A woman who does needlework; a seamstress.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
woman who works with aneedle ; afemale embroiderer ,sewer , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
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Examples
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"Kista was the best needlewoman among us," I told him angrily.
Artichoke Christian Bell 2010
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I was not a natural needlewoman but I did try hard.
Back to School Belinda 2009
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Alas, she will never make a needlewoman—and her work suffers because of her appalling untidiness.
The English American Alison Larkin 2008
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Alas, she will never make a needlewoman—and her work suffers because of her appalling untidiness.
The English American Alison Larkin 2008
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Alas, she will never make a needlewoman—and her work suffers because of her appalling untidiness.
The English American Alison Larkin 2008
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And as a needlewoman, I was instinctively drawn to gold thread.
An Interview with Elizabeth C. Bunce! Tia Nevitt 2008
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Alas, she will never make a needlewoman—and her work suffers because of her appalling untidiness.
The English American Alison Larkin 2008
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And as a needlewoman, I was instinctively drawn to gold thread.
Archive 2008-07-01 Tia Nevitt 2008
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There was a small dressing-table in front of a long glass, and here the needlewoman sat, out of patience with
A Second Home 2007
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At any hour of the day the passer-by could see the needlewoman seated in an old, red velvet chair, bending over an embroidery frame, and stitching indefatigably.
A Second Home 2007
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