seamstress
/ˈsɛm(p).stɹɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman who sews clothes professionally.
Example Sentences
- "[…] 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; […]"
- "They are seamstresses, who have plied the daily and nightly needle in the service of master tailors and close-fisted contractors, until now it is almost time for each to hem the borders of her own shroud."
- "“If you have finished blathering about men, perhaps you won’t mind skipping over the new seamstress you’ve no doubt found?""
Etymology
Etymology tree English seamster Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor. Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English seamstress From seamster + -ess.