Seamstress

n. (also sempstress) woman who sews, esp. for a living. [Old English: related to SEAM] seamy adj. (ier, iest) 1 disreputable or sordid (esp. the seamy side). 2 marked with or showing seams. seaminess n. seance rselasi n. meeting at which a spiritualist attempts to make contact with the dead. [French]