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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