Think of variant words, both broad and specific. Think of similar terms in variant languages (based on the nationality of the designer)
Use truncation to find variant word endings
Dress* will yield: dress or dressmaker or dressmaking
Consult the Help option in the database to determine the truncation symbol (usually it is the asterisk *).
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