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- Middle English · inherited fromsewstare
- English todaysewster
From Middle English sewstare, sowstare, sewestre, sowestre, equivalent to sew + -ster. Compare seamster, spinster.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sewster
Today it means: A seamstress; a sewer (someone who sews). Full definition →
Middle English sewstare