tirewoman

Meanings

1. 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.

2. 2
   noun

   historical theater: a female dresser or wardrobe assistant

   Backstage, the tirewoman repaired a torn sleeve before the actor's entrance.

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.

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