seamstress

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A woman who sews clothes professionally.
    — […] the Seamſtreſs brought in her ſilver thimble, the Chamber-maid her Bodkin, the Cook his ſilver ſpoon, the Vintner his Bowl into the common Treaſury of War and they who contributed to ſo pious a work, were invited more then others in ſome Churches to come to the Holy Communion in the very time of adminiſtration; […]

词形变化

seamstresses plural sempstress alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English seamster
Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor.
Late Latin -issader.
Old French -essebor.
Middle English -esse
English -ess
English seamstress
From seamster + -ess.
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