needletrade

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noun

Any line of work involving the use of a needle with textiles, such as embroidery or the making of clothes.

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Meanings

nounneedletrade (plural needletrades)

plural needletrades

  1. Any line of work involving the use of a needle with textiles, such as embroidery or the making of clothes.

    Styleware is Hugh David and Christopher Gibson; Christopher was born and bred in the needletrade and spent ten years as a garment manufacturer.

    1989, Peter J. Allen, Lewis Miles, Computers in Textiles, page 84
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    The annual production of miles of cotton, woolen, and synthetic textiles led to a corresponding explosion in needletrades such as embroidery, garment making, and assorted apparel.

    2013, Robert E. Weir, Workers in America: A Historical Encyclopedia, page 19

Origin

From needle + trade.

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