"couturière" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kuˈtʊɹ.i.əɹ/, /-iˌɛɹ/ Forms: couturières [plural]
Etymology: From French couturière. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|couturière}} French couturière Head templates: {{en-noun}} couturière (plural couturières)
  1. A woman who runs a business in custom-made fashion. Synonyms: couturiere
    Sense id: en-couturière-en-noun-woiJCzKR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [French]

IPA: /ku.ty.ʁjɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-couturière.ogg Forms: couturières [plural], couturier [masculine]
Etymology: From couture + -ière. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|couture|-ière}} couture + -ière Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|m=couturier}} couturière f (plural couturières, masculine couturier)
  1. dressmaker Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couturière-fr-noun-TulcdC7F Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ière Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ière: 69 31
  2. tailor Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-couturière-fr-noun-dYy5X9xA Disambiguation of Occupations: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: couture, couturier

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