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haberdasher

English

Etymology

Middle English, 13th century. Uncertain but may derive from Anglo-Norman habertas (small goods)

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?hæb.??(?)?dæ?.?(?)/

Noun

haberdasher (plural haberdashers)

  1. A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.
  2. (US) A men's outfitter.
  3. (Britain) A member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, a livery company.

Derived terms

  • haberdashery

Translations

See also

  • hatmaker
  • mercer
  • milliner

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millinery

English

Etymology

milliner +? -y ((nominalizer))

Pronunciation

  • (American) IPA(key): /?m?ln???i/; (General American) IPA(key): /?m?l?n??i/

Noun

millinery (countable and uncountable, plural millineries)

  1. Women's hats.
  2. (countable) A shop selling women's hats.
  3. (uncountable) The business and work that a milliner engages in.
    • 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 471]:
      They used to tell one about a kid asking his grumpy old man when they were walking to the park, "What's the name of this flower, Papa?" And the old guy is peevish and he yells, "How should I know? Am I in the milinery business?"

Hyponyms

  • hatmaking

Translations

See also

  • haberdashery

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