Modiste
Definitions
A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats.
Examples
“All the colours of the rainbow, materialised by modistes, were there.”
“Her dresses – about 150 each year – are made by Rose Bertin, an expensive but necessary modiste with premises on the rue Saint-Honoré.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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