different between haberdashery vs millinery

haberdashery

English

Etymology

haberdasher +? -y (nominalizer).

Noun

haberdashery (countable and uncountable, plural haberdasheries)

  1. Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.
  2. A shop selling such goods.
  3. A shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats.

Translations

See also

  • hatmaking
  • millinery

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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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