haberdasher
haberdasher
Definition
hab·er·dasher (hab′ər das̸h′ər, hab′ə-)
noun
- a person whose work or business is selling men's furnishings, such as hats, shirts, neckties, and gloves
- Brit. a dealer in various small articles, such as ribbons, thread, and needles
Etymology: ME haberdashere, prob. < Anglo-Fr hapertas, kind of cloth
haberdasher
Usage Examples
Possessives
- shop: A little further along Lower Way in the other direction, there was a haberdasher's shop which also sold children's clothes.
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