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needlewoman

/need-l-woom-uhn/US // ˈnid lˌwʊm ən //UK // (ˈniːdəlˌwʊmən) //

女针匠,女针线员,女针头,女针线师

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural nee·dle·wom·en.

    • : a woman who does needlework.

Examples

  • Encarnacian was a needlewoman too; she was a great, strong, bouncing girl with a vulgar face.

  • Owing to the clumsiness of her wooden fingers, the woman of the south was a poor needlewoman, but was a fine dancer.

  • Neither was I very much downcast at my failures in this field; I was not an ambitious needlewoman.

  • This is not the moment to urge upon the needlewoman the study of design, but to urge upon the designer the study of stitches.

  • The needlewoman has preferred to sew over the raw edges of the stuff, and give us a perfect piece of Fretwork in linen.