dressmakershipn.
/ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkərʃɪp/ rare.
The expertise or artistry of a dressmaker; work resulting from this.
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1849 R. S. Surtees Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour v, in New Monthly Mag. Feb. 153 The commanding figure and noble air of the Honourable Miss Letitia Amelia Susannah Jemimah de Jenkins, in all the elegance of first-rate millinery and dressmakership.
1990 N.Y. Times Mag. 14 Jan. 61/1 With that stroke of dubious dressmakership, Yves Saint Laurent stole the spotlight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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