Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who practices a craft with great skill.
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- noun A female
artisan .
Etymologies
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Examples
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This master craftswoman is getting a mite peckish.
Not Flesh Nor Feathers cerisehaze 2006
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And don't miss the pottery next door – another McGowan is the craftswoman turning out gloriously glazed bowls, tea mugs and the like.
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You are a splendid craftswoman — writing history that seems authentic, dealing honestly with religion, and putting your characters in heart-wrenching dilemmas.
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Would I be happy to stay forever within the square, being a competent craftswoman?
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Any clarity and universality is a byproduct of a master craftswoman.
"I sit alone and I watch the clock; I breathe in on the tick and out on the tock" robyn_ma 2008
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They tell us that she was helped with her toilette by an ornatrix (a dresser) called Pamphilia and that a sarcinatrix (craftswoman) called Athenais mended her clothes.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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Pitt, Nancy Louise, circa 1855 - circa 1900, Labette County, early Kansas settler and craftswoman
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The puffy sweater had been given to him as a Christmas gift by his Jewish mother and atheist father, purchased from a local craftswoman who lived near them in Maine.
A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009
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The puffy sweater had been given to him as a Christmas gift by his Jewish mother and atheist father, purchased from a local craftswoman who lived near them in Maine.
A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009
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The puffy sweater had been given to him as a Christmas gift by his Jewish mother and atheist father, purchased from a local craftswoman who lived near them in Maine.
A Happy Marriage Rafael Yglesias 2009
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