needlewomann.

Brit.

/ˈniːdlˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈnid(ə)lˌwʊm(ə)n/

Inflections: Plural needlewomen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., woman n.

Etymology: < needle n. + woman n. Compare needleman n.

A woman who works with a needle; a seamstress.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > needlework > one who

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needlewoman1536

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1536 J. Husee Let. 5 Dec. in Lisle Papers (P.R.O.: SP 3/4/32) f. 39 A gode nedyll woman, and also she can embroder very well.

1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. B^v You are busied with a needle woman.

a1667 Bp. J. Taylor Serm. for Year Suppl. (1678) 104 She was a good needle-woman and a good huswife.

1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures i. 2 I had Patience..to learn to read, and became a good Needle-woman.

1776 Carlisle Mag. 7 Sept. 143 She endeavoured to procure employment as a needle-woman.

1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. i. x. 188 She had herself, of late, taken a much better notion of her, by finding that she was so excellent a needle-woman.

1863 W. Phillips Speeches ii. 31 The crowded and starved ranks of the needlewomen.

1937 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 10 294 Some of the English known to be good needlewomen made over these clothes in the building.

1992 Good Weekend (Sydney) 24 Oct. 11/4 Brother John..says his needlewomen helpers include ‘Sister Kath up the road’ at the Sisters of St Gerard Convent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	needlewoman
释义	needlewomann. Brit. /ˈniːdlˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈnid(ə)lˌwʊm(ə)n/ Inflections: Plural needlewomen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., woman n. Etymology: < needle n. + woman n. Compare needleman n. A woman who works with a needle; a seamstress. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > needlework > one who threaderc1430 needlewoman1536 workwoman1591 needleworker1611 needle1617 needleman1621 1536 J. Husee Let. 5 Dec. in Lisle Papers (P.R.O.: SP 3/4/32) f. 39 A gode nedyll woman, and also she can embroder very well. 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. B^v You are busied with a needle woman. a1667 Bp. J. Taylor Serm. for Year Suppl. (1678) 104 She was a good needle-woman and a good huswife. 1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures i. 2 I had Patience..to learn to read, and became a good Needle-woman. 1776 Carlisle Mag. 7 Sept. 143 She endeavoured to procure employment as a needle-woman. 1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. i. x. 188 She had herself, of late, taken a much better notion of her, by finding that she was so excellent a needle-woman. 1863 W. Phillips Speeches ii. 31 The crowded and starved ranks of the needlewomen. 1937 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 10 294 Some of the English known to be good needlewomen made over these clothes in the building. 1992 Good Weekend (Sydney) 24 Oct. 11/4 Brother John..says his needlewomen helpers include ‘Sister Kath up the road’ at the Sisters of St Gerard Convent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1536
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