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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   a woman who makes or mends dresses wordnet
3. 3
   someone who makes and sells hats wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dressmakermillinerhatmakerhattermillinerneedlewoman

Example

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"All the colours of the rainbow, materialised by modistes, were there."

Etymology

From French modiste. Compare modist.

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