shapester
shapester noun: a seamstress; dressmaker; tailor.
Noun
shapester (plural shapesters)
- A seamstress; dressmaker; tailor
- In Donegal the fabrics are made up in the cottages, where also the garments are shaped with such skill and fancy as may by chance pertain to the untaught shapester.1879, House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d Session-49th Congress, 1st Session, Volume 1
- It was the era of homespun industries; the days of websters, shapesters, litsters, brewsters, baxters and spinsters, the weaving, cutting, dyeing, brewing, baking and spinning falling naturally into woman's hands and necessitating terms showing that there were feminine duties.1905, Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
- One who changes shape; shapeshifter
Forms of shapester
| plural | shapesters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | shepster |
Origin of shapester
From Middle English schapestere (“one who cuts; barber; tailor”), equivalent to shape + -ster.
Questions about shapester
- What does shapester mean?
- Shapester means a seamstress; dressmaker; tailor.
- What part of speech is shapester?
- Shapester is a noun.
- What is the plural of shapester?
- The plural of shapester is shapesters.
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