| 释义 |
ˈdress-making, vbl. n.
[f. dress n. and making vbl. n.]
The action or occupation of making (women's) dresses. Also attrib.
1837Whittock, etc. Bk. Trades (1842) 308 Dress-making came from France, i.e. Paris. 1852Mrs. Stowe Uncle Tom's C. xvii. 158, I can do dressmaking very well.
So ˈdress-making ppl. a.; ˈdress-make v. (colloq.), to make dresses.
1882B. Harte Flip iv, I must see that dressmaking sharp about it. 1884S. O. Jewett Country Doctor ii. 6 She might dress-make or do millinery work. 1885Times 5 Mar. 10 A registry..for women..accustomed to dressmake, wash, or do charing work. 1953E. Coxhead Midlanders iii. 74 But, Connie, you know I can't dressmake. |