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SEMPSTRESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sempstress mean? 

SEMPSTRESS (noun)
  The noun SEMPSTRESS has 1 sense:

1. someone who makes or mends dressesplay

  Familiarity information: SEMPSTRESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEMPSTRESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who makes or mends dresses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; seamstress; sempstress

Hypernyms ("sempstress" 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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