modiste

[ moh-deest; French maw-deest ]

/ moʊˈdist; French mɔˈdist /

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noun, plural mo·distes [moh-deests; French maw-deest]. /moʊˈdists; French mɔˈdist/.

Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.

Origin of modiste

From French, dating back to 1830–40; see origin at mode², -ist

Words nearby modiste

modify, Modigliani, modillion, modiolus, modish, modiste, Modjeska, Modoc, modock wool, mod. praesc., Modred

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Example sentences from the Web for modiste

We shared the same manicurist, milliner, modiste, and coiffeur.
Memoirs of a Midget|Walter de la Mare
The taxi turned again at the north end of the square, and, a door away, stopped before what seemed to be a row of modiste's shops.
Find the Woman|Arthur Somers Roche
Twenty thousand francs were due to the modiste, thirty thousand to the linen draper, twelve thousand to the bootmaker.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola
So-and-so was a modiste from Paris, or that M. Brugger was a bootmaker "of the first force" from Vienna.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell

But when the brief solace afforded them by the modiste and dressmaker was past, there seemed little else to be gained.
Devil's Ford|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for modiste

modiste

/ (məʊˈdiːst) /

noun

a fashionable dressmaker or milliner

Word Origin for modiste

C19: from French, from mode fashion

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单词	modiste
释义	modiste [ moh-deest; French maw-deest ] / moʊˈdist; French mɔˈdist / SEE SYNONYMS FOR modiste ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural mo·distes [moh-deests; French maw-deest]. /moʊˈdists; French mɔˈdist/. Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire. Origin of modiste From French, dating back to 1830–40; see origin at mode², -ist Words nearby modiste modify, Modigliani, modillion, modiolus, modish, modiste, Modjeska, Modoc, modock wool, mod. praesc., Modred Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for modiste We shared the same manicurist, milliner, modiste, and coiffeur. Memoirs of a Midget\|Walter de la Mare The taxi turned again at the north end of the square, and, a door away, stopped before what seemed to be a row of modiste's shops. Find the Woman\|Arthur Somers Roche Twenty thousand francs were due to the modiste, thirty thousand to the linen draper, twelve thousand to the bootmaker. Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille\|Emile Zola So-and-so was a modiste from Paris, or that M. Brugger was a bootmaker "of the first force" from Vienna. The British Expedition to the Crimea\|William Howard Russell But when the brief solace afforded them by the modiste and dressmaker was past, there seemed little else to be gained. Devil's Ford\|Bret Harte British Dictionary definitions for modiste modiste / (məʊˈdiːst) / noun a fashionable dressmaker or milliner Word Origin for modiste C19: from French, from mode fashion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to modiste tailor, designer, sewer, fitter
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modiste

noun, plural mo·distes [moh-deests; French maw-deest]. /moʊˈdists; French mɔˈdist/.

Origin of modiste

Words nearby modiste

Example sentences from the Web for modiste

British Dictionary definitions for modiste

noun

Word Origin for modiste

Words related to modiste