dressmakern.

Brit.

/ˈdrɛsmeɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dress n., maker n.

Etymology: < dress n. + maker n.

A person who makes dresses, esp. as an occupation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > [noun] > dressmaker

mantle-maker1552

tire-woman1615

mantua-maker1694

manteau-maker1699

manty-maker1771

sack-maker1780

dressmaker1793

1793 Star 1 July Wanted, A Dress-Maker, that perfectly understands her business.

1803 Morning Herald 12 Feb. 1/2 To Milliners and Dress-makers.—Wanted immediately, two Persons who have lived as First Hands in respectable private Houses of Business.

1857 M. Guignard & W. Landels Unprotected xxviii. 245 People don't put off parties to suit dressmakers; and if one person cannot do it, another will.

1907 Westm. Gaz. 5 Jan. 13/1 Those charming draped bodices..are..more the province of the dressmaker than the tailor.

1974 W. D. Belnap Heritage with Honor vii. 280 She was a tidy housekeeper and a most excellent dressmaker. Her children always appeared well dressed.

2004 B. Pierce Tempting Heiress xxii. 317 She wore the gown the dressmaker had delivered.

Compounds

C1. attributive, with the sense ‘made by or characteristic of the work of a dressmaker’, as dressmaker clothes, dressmaker frock, etc.

ΚΠ

1898 Hearth & Home 10 Mar. 736/1 This would make you a really smart-looking suit which would be far more useful to you than another dressmaker frock.

1944 New Yorker 7 Oct. 54/2 Simple clothes softened with a bit of dressmaker detail.

1972 Country Life 22 June 1646/1 A look..that combines the informality of dressmaker clothes with the magic of soft colours.

2009 T. Talbot New Yorker Theater (2010) iii. 151 89th Street, where West End matrons got outfitted in dressmaker suits.

C2.

dressmaker's dummy n. a model of a woman's torso, typically mounted on a single pole, used for the display or fitting of clothes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > equipment > dummy

poupée1748

dressmaker's dummy1864

tailor's dummy1889

tailor's block1896

1864 Godey's Lady's Bk. Jan. 77/2 A dressmaker's dummy..with a waist drawn in like a lawyer's blue bag.

1949 D. Smith I capture Castle (U.K. ed.) ii. 13 A dressmaker's dummy of most opulent figure with a wire skirt round her one leg.

2016 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (Nexis) 8 May a7 A variety of frocks adorning dressmaker's dummies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dressmaker
释义	dressmakern. Brit. /ˈdrɛsmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dress n., maker n. Etymology: < dress n. + maker n. A person who makes dresses, esp. as an occupation. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > [noun] > dressmaker mantle-maker1552 tire-woman1615 mantua-maker1694 manteau-maker1699 manty-maker1771 sack-maker1780 dressmaker1793 1793 Star 1 July Wanted, A Dress-Maker, that perfectly understands her business. 1803 Morning Herald 12 Feb. 1/2 To Milliners and Dress-makers.—Wanted immediately, two Persons who have lived as First Hands in respectable private Houses of Business. 1857 M. Guignard & W. Landels Unprotected xxviii. 245 People don't put off parties to suit dressmakers; and if one person cannot do it, another will. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 5 Jan. 13/1 Those charming draped bodices..are..more the province of the dressmaker than the tailor. 1974 W. D. Belnap Heritage with Honor vii. 280 She was a tidy housekeeper and a most excellent dressmaker. Her children always appeared well dressed. 2004 B. Pierce Tempting Heiress xxii. 317 She wore the gown the dressmaker had delivered. Compounds C1. attributive, with the sense ‘made by or characteristic of the work of a dressmaker’, as dressmaker clothes, dressmaker frock, etc. ΚΠ 1898 Hearth & Home 10 Mar. 736/1 This would make you a really smart-looking suit which would be far more useful to you than another dressmaker frock. 1944 New Yorker 7 Oct. 54/2 Simple clothes softened with a bit of dressmaker detail. 1972 Country Life 22 June 1646/1 A look..that combines the informality of dressmaker clothes with the magic of soft colours. 2009 T. Talbot New Yorker Theater (2010) iii. 151 89th Street, where West End matrons got outfitted in dressmaker suits. C2. dressmaker's dummy n. a model of a woman's torso, typically mounted on a single pole, used for the display or fitting of clothes. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > equipment > dummy poupée1748 dressmaker's dummy1864 tailor's dummy1889 tailor's block1896 1864 Godey's Lady's Bk. Jan. 77/2 A dressmaker's dummy..with a waist drawn in like a lawyer's blue bag. 1949 D. Smith I capture Castle (U.K. ed.) ii. 13 A dressmaker's dummy of most opulent figure with a wire skirt round her one leg. 2016 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (Nexis) 8 May a7 A variety of frocks adorning dressmaker's dummies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1793
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