dressmakeryn.

Brit.

/ˈdrɛsˌmeɪk(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dressmaker n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < dressmaker n. + -y suffix¹: see -ery suffix. Compare earlier dressmakership n., dressmaking n.

Now rare.

1. The art and craft of making dresses; dressmaking skills. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > [noun]

mantua-makinga1704

dressmaking1796

manty-making1839

dressmakership1849

dressmakery1867

1867 Intellect. Observer June 362 Jessica's dressmakery would put Houndsditch to shame.

1873 Judy 12 Nov. 37 The fashionable journals, in whose columns the high priests of the art and mystery of millinery and dressmakery issue their decrees.

1893 Short Stories: Mag. Sel. Fiction 14 94 Partly by reason of the aunt's untimely decease, which left a gap or vacancy in dressmakery, Mary was getting on very well.

1955 Vogue 1 Sept. 238 A simple, even modest, dress—but you can read volumes about dressmakery in every line.

†2. An establishment where dresses are made. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men I. viii. 203 Details of a practical nature concerning the conduct of a dress-makery.

a1922 H. Lawson Stories (1964) i. 37 A Miss Smith who worked in the dressmakery.

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

单词	dressmakery
释义	dressmakeryn. Brit. /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪk(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈdrɛsˌmeɪkəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dressmaker n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < dressmaker n. + -y suffix¹: see -ery suffix. Compare earlier dressmakership n., dressmaking n. Now rare. 1. The art and craft of making dresses; dressmaking skills. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > dressmaking > [noun] mantua-makinga1704 dressmaking1796 manty-making1839 dressmakership1849 dressmakery1867 1867 Intellect. Observer June 362 Jessica's dressmakery would put Houndsditch to shame. 1873 Judy 12 Nov. 37 The fashionable journals, in whose columns the high priests of the art and mystery of millinery and dressmakery issue their decrees. 1893 Short Stories: Mag. Sel. Fiction 14 94 Partly by reason of the aunt's untimely decease, which left a gap or vacancy in dressmakery, Mary was getting on very well. 1955 Vogue 1 Sept. 238 A simple, even modest, dress—but you can read volumes about dressmakery in every line. †2. An establishment where dresses are made. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men I. viii. 203 Details of a practical nature concerning the conduct of a dress-makery. a1922 H. Lawson Stories (1964) i. 37 A Miss Smith who worked in the dressmakery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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