Etymology

modiste

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Today it means: A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats. Full definition →

First used 19th c.French modiste
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  1. French · derived frommodiste
  2. English todaymodiste

From French modiste. Compare modist.

Words from the same roots

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modist

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.