Shapester

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A seamstress; dressmaker; tailor archaic, historical

    "In Donegal the fabrics are made up in the cottages, where also the garments are shaped with such skill and fancy as may by chance pertain to the untaught shapester."

  2. 2
    One who changes shape; shapeshifter

Example

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"In Donegal the fabrics are made up in the cottages, where also the garments are shaped with such skill and fancy as may by chance pertain to the untaught shapester."

Etymology

From Middle English shapster (“one who cuts; barber; tailor”), equivalent to shape + -ster.

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