Meanings
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1
noun
archaic: a lady's maid who helps her employer dress and arrange her clothes or hair
The duchess asked her tirewoman to fasten the elaborate headdress.
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2
noun
historical theater: a female dresser or wardrobe assistant
Backstage, the tirewoman repaired a torn sleeve before the actor's entrance.
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Etymology
From tire + woman. Here tire is the older noun and verb meaning "attire; dress," not fatigue or a wheel covering, so the compound names a woman employed to dress someone or manage theatrical clothing.