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Born in Naples in 1943, the son of a seamstress and a railway employee who was also an accomplished and ambitious painter, Starnone began his working life as a schoolteacher.
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Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
His mother, Maria, supported the family by working as a seamstress.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Mar. 2026
For generations, most Americans knew – and maybe believed – a story about upholstery seamstress Betsy Ross and the making of the nation’s first flag.
—Marla Miller, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Here, Tomlinson plays an Irish lady’s maid turned high society seamstress named Louisa, who has a history with Young Jolyon.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
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Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
His mother, Maria, supported the family by working as a seamstress.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Mar. 2026
For generations, most Americans knew – and maybe believed – a story about upholstery seamstress Betsy Ross and the making of the nation’s first flag.
—Marla Miller, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Here, Tomlinson plays an Irish lady’s maid turned high society seamstress named Louisa, who has a history with Young Jolyon.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for seamstress
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“Seamstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamstress. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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seamstress
noun
seam·stress
ˈsēm(p)-strəs 
: a woman who sews especially for a living
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