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• seam|stress — «SEEM strihs», noun. 1. a woman whose work is sewing. 2. a girl or woman who sews; needlewoman: »an excellent seamstress, a born seamstress. Also, sempstress …   Useful english dictionary

• seam — de·seam; in·seam; in·seam·er; over·seam·er; seam·berry; seam; seam·er; seam·i·ness; seam·ing; seam·less; seam·ster; seam·ster·ing; seam·stress; un·seam; en·seam; seam·less·ly; seam·less·ness; …   English syllables

• stress — re·stress; seam·stress; song·stress; spin·stress; stress; stress·ful; stress·ful·ly; un·stress; stress·or; pre·stress; up·hol·stress; …   English syllables

• seamstress — seam·stress …   English syllables

• seamstress — seam|stress [ˈsi:mstrıs, ˈsem US ˈsi:m ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: seamster person who sews , from Old English seamestre, from seam] 1.) old fashioned a woman whose job is sewing and making clothes 2.) a woman who is good at sewing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• seamstress — seam|stress [ simstrəs ] noun count a woman who SEWS and makes clothes as her job …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• seamstress — seam•stress [[t]ˈsim strɪs[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈsɛm [/t]] n. use a woman who sews, esp. one whose occupation is sewing • Etymology: 1605–15 usage: See ess …   From formal English to slang

• EDUCATION, JEWISH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline. Bibliography at the end of a section is indicated by (†). in the biblical period the nature of the sources historical survey the patriarchal period and the settlement the kingdom the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Seamstress — Seam stress (?; 277), n. [From older seamster, properly fem., AS. se[ a]mestre. See {Seam}.] A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism