sempstress

American  

[semp-stris, sem-stris] / ˈsɛmp strɪs, ˈsɛm strɪs /

noun

1. seamstress.

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sempstress British  

/ ˈsɛmpstrɪs /

noun

1. a rare word for seamstress

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Gender

See -ess.

Example Sentences

"It was the same with Mademoiselle Rigolette, who, according to her little means as a sempstress," said Lorraine, "some days ago offered her kind services to Jeanne."

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

"There are the waiter and coachman, you know; and the chambermaid; and Mrs. Laval's own maid, and the sempstress."

From The House in Town by Warner, Susan

The humble petition of Penelope Prim, widow; "Sheweth, "That your petitioner was bred a clear-starcher and sempstress, and for many years worked to the Exchange; and to several aldermen's wives, lawyers' clerks, and merchants' apprentices.

From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various

Well, and I, also, met by chance with such another, a young, hard-working sempstress.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

The wife is a sempstress, has suffered a year or two with her eyes.

From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb