| 单词 | dressmaker |
| 释义 | dressmaker noun[C] uk/ˈdresˌmeɪ.kər/us/ˈdresˌmeɪ.kɚ/someone who makes women'sclothes,especiallyas ajob （女装）裁缝Synonym seamstressold-fashioned Compare tailornoun Knitting & sewing
Examplesofdressmakerdressmaker By 1797 dressmakers had reopened their shops, the fashion press was back in business and the fashion industry in its modern form had been born. From theCambridge English Corpus The report gave a detailed tally of other textile and clothing producers - weavers, dressmakers and tailors. From theCambridge English Corpus Ascoli was the name of the sartoria, or dressmaker's workshop, that supplied the costumes. From theCambridge English Corpus Most commoners were either agricultural labourers or worked in trades, for example as blacksmiths, carpenters and masons, or engaged in cottage textiles, as dressmakers or shoemakers. From theCambridge English Corpus Dressmakers who merely make up cloth which is their customers' own property will not lose any coupons and will, therefore, not have any claim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the position of the thousands of small dressmakers throughout the country who make up the requirements of customers from their own materials? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Numbers of dressmakers have been thrown out of employment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware that a firm of dressmakers was recently fined for under-declaring the value of imported dresses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The order referred to, which is in draft only, does not propose to increase the legal hours which can be worked by dressmakers' assistants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You have to be wife, mistress, companion, cook,dressmaker—you name it, you have to be everything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are going to bring in small shopkeepers, dressmakers and music teachers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They belong to the long list of small contractors, small shopkeepers, dressmakers, farmers, and others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was only the remaining 14 per cent, who were occupied as domestic servants, textile workers, dressmakers, shopkeepers, nurses, teachers, typists, and other professional occupations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that dressmakers would be able to carry on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of dressmakers liable to registration who have not been registered is very small. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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