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needlewoman

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Etymology

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    From needle + woman.

    Noun

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    needlewoman (plural needlewomen)

    1. A woman who works with a needle; a female embroiderer, sewer, etc.
      • 2002, Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife, Phoenix (2012), page 228:
        Rosie learned to sew too and became a good needlewoman, often sitting up with her mother into the night hours.

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