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haberdasher definition

hab·er·dasher (hab′ər das̸h′ər, hab′ə-)

noun

  1. a person whose work or business is selling men's furnishings, such as hats, shirts, neckties, and gloves
  2. Brit. a dealer in various small articles, such as ribbons, thread, and needles

Etymology: ME haberdashere, prob. < Anglo-Fr hapertas, kind of cloth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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