MODISTES

Noun

modistes

plural of modiste

Source: Wiktionary


MODISTE

Mo`diste", n. Etym: [F. See Mode, and cf. Modist.]

Definition: A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of dress.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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