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seamstress

[seem-stris, sem-] / ˈsim strɪs, ˈsɛm- /
NOUN
sewer
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"I've been travelling for three hours... to get to work," said Tetiana Osypenko, a 49-year-old seamstress whose bus was stuck in a traffic jam.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Husbands hired Lange and trained her as a seamstress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Welsh described Hogg as a "punk-rock Paisley seamstress".

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

Skaters make sure the dresses fit OK before McKinnon and her four-person seamstress team add sparkle, which usually means a crystal count in the thousands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

She wears gloves and dark-colored dresses made for her by a seamstress in Charleston.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

Sorcinelli, aided by 11 seamstresses, displayed the green silk forming the basis of Leo's vestment for Rimini, rolling out the sumptuous fabric onto a long table.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Time and again, the 11th-Century seamstresses who created it - who are believed to have been in England, probably Canterbury - were so skilled that the story they are telling looks like it's in 3D.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spent his teenage years in the U.S., growing up in a community of seamstresses and store owners who always found reasons to do more rather than less.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

The Kerns also want to train more seamstresses to build up La Perla’s production over the long term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Astonishing himself and his seamstresses, Shin lost his composure.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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