Bible Dictionaries
Modiste

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of dress.

(2):

(n.) One, esp. woman, who makes, or deals in, articles of fashion, esp. of the fashionable dress of ladies; a dress-maker or milliner.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Modiste'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/modiste.html. 1828.