modiste

[ moh-deest; French maw-deest ]

noun

, plural mo·distes [moh-, deests, maw-, deest].

1. Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.

modiste

/ məʊˈdiːst /

noun

1. a fashionable dressmaker or milliner

Word History and Origins

Origin of modiste¹

From French, dating back to 1830–40; mode ², -ist

Word History and Origins

Origin of modiste¹

C19: from French, from mode fashion

Example Sentences

With a sentence, she can send customers to the modiste or suitors away from annoying Cressida Cowper.

From Salon

From the Duke of Hastings to Daphne to the modiste, each character harbors their own secrets.

From Los Angeles Times

Being limited in materials, due to shortages and rationing, she used a gorgeous sunset-colored wool that she had unraveled from a suit tailored for her by Ormaie’s most expensive modiste in 1912.

From Literature

If I couldn’t make a living breaking horses, I could always be a modiste.

From The Verge

Indeed, though The Modist, the name of Ms. Guenez’s website, is a clear nod to “modest,” it also denotes a “modiste,” a fashionable milliner or dressmaker.

From New York Times