糸いと姫ひめ

noun

female textile worker; woman weaver

Historical term for a woman working in the weaving or textile industry, especially in early modern Japan. Now largely obsolete outside historical contexts.

• 明めい治じ時じ代だい、多おおくの糸いと姫ひめが工こう場じょうで働はたらいていた。

  In the Meiji era, many female textile workers labored in factories.