Definition of modiste in English:

modiste

noun mɒˈdiːstmoʊˈdist

dated

A fashionable milliner or dressmaker.
〈旧〉时式女装裁缝；时式女帽商
Example sentencesExamples
- It's the sort of city where a burglar, a banker, a taxi-driver, an academician, a modiste, and a pushcart vendor might all fetch up together in a corner banquette at the end of the night.
- Then find me a competent man of affairs along with a modiste and a personal maid from one of the agencies.
- Her title-page identifies her as ‘formerly a slave, but more recently modiste, and friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln,’ thus indicating a certain progression - from chattel, to employee, to friend.
- Mocking her endeavors as author and modiste, the parody echoes the language common to nineteenth-century advertisement with the words ‘Publishers and ladies please take notice.’
- Of course, I've been with my modiste - this year's hats are so bewitching!

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, from mode 'fashion'.

Rhymes

arriviste, artiste, batiste, beast, dirigiste, east, feast, least, Mideast, northeast, piste, priest, southeast, uncreased, unreleased, yeast

Definition of modiste in US English:

modiste

nounmoʊˈdistmōˈdēst

dated

A fashionable milliner or dressmaker.
〈旧〉时式女装裁缝；时式女帽商
Example sentencesExamples
- Of course, I've been with my modiste - this year's hats are so bewitching!
- Her title-page identifies her as ‘formerly a slave, but more recently modiste, and friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln,’ thus indicating a certain progression - from chattel, to employee, to friend.
- It's the sort of city where a burglar, a banker, a taxi-driver, an academician, a modiste, and a pushcart vendor might all fetch up together in a corner banquette at the end of the night.
- Mocking her endeavors as author and modiste, the parody echoes the language common to nineteenth-century advertisement with the words ‘Publishers and ladies please take notice.’
- Then find me a competent man of affairs along with a modiste and a personal maid from one of the agencies.

Origin

Mid 19th century: French, from mode ‘fashion’.

单词	modiste
释义	Definition of modiste in English: modiste noun mɒˈdiːstmoʊˈdist dated A fashionable milliner or dressmaker. 〈旧〉时式女装裁缝；时式女帽商 Example sentencesExamples It's the sort of city where a burglar, a banker, a taxi-driver, an academician, a modiste, and a pushcart vendor might all fetch up together in a corner banquette at the end of the night. Then find me a competent man of affairs along with a modiste and a personal maid from one of the agencies. Her title-page identifies her as ‘formerly a slave, but more recently modiste, and friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln,’ thus indicating a certain progression - from chattel, to employee, to friend. Mocking her endeavors as author and modiste, the parody echoes the language common to nineteenth-century advertisement with the words ‘Publishers and ladies please take notice.’ Of course, I've been with my modiste - this year's hats are so bewitching! Origin Mid 19th century: French, from mode 'fashion'. Rhymes arriviste, artiste, batiste, beast, dirigiste, east, feast, least, Mideast, northeast, piste, priest, southeast, uncreased, unreleased, yeast Definition of modiste in US English: modiste nounmoʊˈdistmōˈdēst dated A fashionable milliner or dressmaker. 〈旧〉时式女装裁缝；时式女帽商 Example sentencesExamples Of course, I've been with my modiste - this year's hats are so bewitching! Her title-page identifies her as ‘formerly a slave, but more recently modiste, and friend to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln,’ thus indicating a certain progression - from chattel, to employee, to friend. It's the sort of city where a burglar, a banker, a taxi-driver, an academician, a modiste, and a pushcart vendor might all fetch up together in a corner banquette at the end of the night. Mocking her endeavors as author and modiste, the parody echoes the language common to nineteenth-century advertisement with the words ‘Publishers and ladies please take notice.’ Then find me a competent man of affairs along with a modiste and a personal maid from one of the agencies. Origin Mid 19th century: French, from mode ‘fashion’.
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