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needletrades

needletrades is the plural of needletrade.

Meaning of needletrade

Noun

needletrade (plural needletrades)

  1. Any line of work involving the use of a needle with textiles, such as embroidery or the making of clothes.
    • Styleware is Hugh David and Christopher Gibson; Christopher was born and bred in the needletrade and spent ten years as a garment manufacturer.1989, Peter J. Allen, Lewis Miles, Computers in Textiles, page 84

Questions about needletrades

What is needletrades the plural of?
Needletrades is the plural of needletrade.

Words near needletrades in the dictionary

  1. needlet
  2. needletail
  3. needletails
  4. needletalk
  5. needletrade
  6. needletrades
  7. needlets
  8. needlewise
  9. needlewoman
  10. needlewomen
  11. needlewood

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