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1 seamstress
['semstrəs, 'si:mstrəs]noun (a woman who earns her living by sewing.) šivilja* * *[sémstris], American [sím-]nounšivilja -
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[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) šiv2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) stik3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) žila2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) sešiti- the seamy side of life
- the seamy side* * *[si:m]1.nounšiv (tudi medicine); razpoka, špranja; brazda; brazgotina; mineralogy & geology plast, ležišče, žilato caulk the seams of the deck — zasmoliti špranje na palubi;2.transitive verbšivati, sešiti (tudi seam up, seam together), spojiti s šivom; zarobiti, obrobiti; zadati brazgotine; (pasivno) biti poln brazgotin, razpoka face seamed with worry — od skrbi razoran obraz; intransitive verb dobiti razpoke, postati razbrazdan; delati okrasni šiv; dialectal šivati
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seamstress — ► NOUN ▪ a woman who sews, especially as a job. ORIGIN from archaic seamster «tailor, seamstress» … English terms dictionary
Seamstress — Seam stress (?; 277), n. [From older seamster, properly fem., AS. se[ a]mestre. See {Seam}.] A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seamstress — (n.) 1640s, with ESS (Cf. ess) + O.E. seamestre person whose work is sewing, from SEAM (Cf. seam). Originally indicating a woman, but the fem. ending estre no longer was felt as such in late Middle English and a new one added … Etymology dictionary
seamstress — [sēm′stris, sem′stris] n. [ME seamestre, man or woman who sews < OE < seam, SEAM + additional fem. suffix ESS] a woman who is expert at sewing, esp. one who makes her living by sewing … English World dictionary
seamstress — UK [ˈsemstrɪs] / US [ˈsɪmstrəs] noun [countable] Word forms seamstress : singular seamstress plural seamstresses a woman who sews and makes clothes as her job … English dictionary
seamstress — I seamster, seamstress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sewer, stitcher; dressmaker, tailor[ess]. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sewer, needleworker, designer, coutourière (French); see dressmaker , tailor … English dictionary for students
seamstress — [[t]si͟ːmstrəs, se̱m [/t]] seamstresses N COUNT A seamstress is a woman who sews and makes clothes as her job. [OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
seamstress — noun a woman who sews, especially as a job. Origin C16: from archaic seamster, sempster tailor, seamstress + ess1 … English new terms dictionary
seamstress — noun Date: 1598 a woman whose occupation is sewing … New Collegiate Dictionary
seamstress — /seem stris/ or, esp. Brit., /sem /, n. a woman whose occupation is sewing. Also, sempstress. [1605 15; SEAMST(E)R + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
seamstress — noun A woman who sews clothes professionally. See Also: seamster … Wiktionary
