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modiste (s) (noun), modistes (pl)
1. A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing; especially, dresses, hats, etc.: As a modiste, Monica was told that she creates wearing apparel better than other modistes in town.
2. Etymology: from French, mode, "mode".
A dressmaker of women's clothing.
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