dressmakev.

Brit.

/ˈdrɛsˌmeɪk/, U.S.

/ˈdrɛsˌmeɪk/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle dressmade;

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dress n., make v.¹

Etymology: < dress n. + make v.¹, after dressmaker n., dressmaking n.

intransitive. To make dresses, esp. as an occupation.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > make a dress [verb (intransitive)]

dressmake1836

1836 Times 5 May 1/4 A person, between 30 and 40, is desirous of a situation as housekeeper..and has no objection to..wait on an elderly lady and dressmake for her.

1884 S. O. Jewett Country Doctor ii. 6 She might dress-make or do millinery work.

1912 J. Webster Daddy-long-legs 259 She dressmakes for $1.50 a day..and embroiders centerpieces in the evening.

1953 E. Coxhead Midlanders iii. 74 But, Connie, you know I can't dressmake.

2015 P. Kinevane Underneath 5 She dressmade and knitted for extra money. Daddy was a council worker.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dressmake
释义	dressmakev. Brit. /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪk/, U.S. /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪk/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle dressmade; Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dress n., make v.¹ Etymology: < dress n. + make v.¹, after dressmaker n., dressmaking n. intransitive. To make dresses, esp. as an occupation. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > make a dress [verb (intransitive)] dressmake1836 1836 Times 5 May 1/4 A person, between 30 and 40, is desirous of a situation as housekeeper..and has no objection to..wait on an elderly lady and dressmake for her. 1884 S. O. Jewett Country Doctor ii. 6 She might dress-make or do millinery work. 1912 J. Webster Daddy-long-legs 259 She dressmakes for $1.50 a day..and embroiders centerpieces in the evening. 1953 E. Coxhead Midlanders iii. 74 But, Connie, you know I can't dressmake. 2015 P. Kinevane Underneath 5 She dressmade and knitted for extra money. Daddy was a council worker. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1836
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