semestere

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

semester, semster, semstere

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English sēamestre; equivalent to seem (“seam”) +‎ -estere.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːm(ə)stər(ə)/, /ˈsɛm(ə)stər(ə)/, /-strə/

Noun[edit]

semestere

A seamster or seamstress; a person (often female) employed in sewing.

Descendants[edit]

English: seamster, sempster (obsolete semster)
- ⇒ English: seamstress

References[edit]

“sē̆mester(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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