noun
Meaning 1
female embroiderer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
embroideress
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noun
Meaning 2
a woman embroiderer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: embroiderer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English embroider Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English embroideress From embroider + -ess.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: brodeuse — female embroiderer
- German: Stickerin — female embroiderer
- Italian: ricamatrice — female embroiderer
- Ligurian: recamadôa — female embroiderer
- Norman: brodeuse — female embroiderer
- Polish: hafciarka — female embroiderer
- Russian: вышивальщица (vyšivalʹščica) — female embroiderer
- Spanish: bordadora — female embroiderer