dressmaking
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- noun
- /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkɪŋ/
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confección
- I did a course last year to improve my dressmaking skills.
So let's talk about growing a business and not just freelancing dressmaking.
- So let's talk about growing a business and not just freelancing dressmaking.
Examples
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She learned the art of dressmaking to create beautiful gowns for special occasions.
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I was an apprentice in a dressmaking shop.
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In return, she will probably buy me a book on dressmaking.
Blog text (4) -
Now she worked out of her apartment or went to the homes of her devoted clients, whom she charged far too little for dressmaking and alterations.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Dungatar welcomes Miss Una Pleasance, "who brings to the community her considerable dressmaking skills."
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The solid table on which stood the sewing machine was also useful for cutting out and dressmaking, and the ironing board and the iron stood ready for instant use.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bluma DeYoung Gans, born in Philadelphia, moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1875, where she entered the millinery, dressmaking, and fancy dry goods business.
Academic text (2003) -
Forty years ago, when O'Hare and Serenella or Ryan and Reno were teaming up at the top of the ticket, Maria Serenella Constanza Rizzuti was entering the practice of dressmaking.
Fiction book (2000) -
After years of practice, her dressmaking skills earned her a reputation in the local community.
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He decided to pursue dressmaking as a career after discovering his passion for fashion design.
Synonyms
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1.0
Joining cloth or other material with stitches made by a needle and thread
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3.5
Making and fixing clothes like suits or coats
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Etymology
Dressmaking comes from the words dress and making. The old sense of dress was 'to prepare' or 'arrange' clothing, so dressmaking is the work of preparing and making dresses.