Modiste
/məʊˈdiːst/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats.
"All the colours of the rainbow, materialised by modistes, were there."
- 2 a woman who makes or mends dresses wordnet
- 3 someone who makes and sells hats wordnet
Example
More examples"All the colours of the rainbow, materialised by modistes, were there."
Etymology
From French modiste. Compare modist.