- séamere
- 1. m (-es/-as) beast of burden, mule; [L sagmarius]; 2. m (-es/-as) tailor; [séam 2]
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seamster — /seem steuhr/ or, esp. Brit., /sem /, n. a person whose occupation is sewing; tailor. [bef. 1000; ME semster(e), OE saemestre, seamystre, fem. deriv. of seamere tailor; see SEAM, STER] * * * … Universalium
Simester — This interesting and unusual name is of medieval English origin and is an occupational name for a tailor or seamstress. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century seamestre , the feminine form of seamere , a tailor. There are several… … Surnames reference
Simister — This interesting and unusual name is of medieval English origin and is an occupational name for a tailor or seamstress. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century seamestre , the feminine form of seamere , a tailor. There are several… … Surnames reference
seamster — seam•ster [[t]ˈsim stər[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈsɛm [/t]] n. brit. clo tailor • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME semster(e), OE sǣmestre, sēamystre, fem. der. of sēamere tailor … From formal English to slang
seamstress — n. (also sempstress) a woman who sews, esp. professionally; a needlewoman. Etymology: OE seamestre fem. f. seamere tailor, formed as SEAM + STER + ESS(1) … Useful english dictionary
seam|ster — «SEEM stuhr», noun. a person whose occupation is sewing (originally applied to a woman, but now only to a man); tailor. Also, sempster. ╂[Old English sēamestre (originally), feminine of sēamere tailor < sēam seam1] … Useful english dictionary
