needlewoman

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A woman who works with a needle; a female embroiderer, sewer, etc.
    — Rosie learned to sew too and became a good needlewoman, often sitting up with her mother into the night hours.

词形变化

needlewomen plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Indo-European *-tlom
Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₁tlom
Proto-Germanic *nēþlą
Proto-Germanic *-ō
Proto-Germanic *nēþlō
Proto-West Germanic *nāþlu
Old English nǣdl
Middle English nedle
English needle
Proto-Germanic *wībą
Proto-West Germanic *wīb
Old English wīf
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Old English wīfmann
Middle English womman
English woman
English needlewoman
From needle + woman.
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