1.old-fashionedDLHBO a woman whose job is sewing and making clothes 女缝纫工,女裁缝
2.a woman who is good at sewing 善于缝纫的女人
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seamstress• One farmer's wife had a 52-week job as a seamstress, with an average of 24 hours per week.• Before Dad started courting her, she worked as a seamstress.• Six seamstresses had worked for a week to sew them on to the costumes.• The seamstresses at House of Design use the pattern to sew a custom-made dress in intricatedetail.• He has three seamstresses on tour with him to run up new outfits.
Originseamstress
(1500-1600)seamster“person who sews”, from Old Englishseamestre, from seam