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millinery Definition

mil·li·nery (mili ner′ē)

noun

  1. women's hats, headdresses, etc.
  2. the work or business of a milliner

Etymology: < milliner + -ery

millinery Synonyms

millinery

n.

millinery Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • shop: This thought brought him back to the millinery shop later in the night, when the two women had gone home.
  • business: Examples of injustices suffered include - a separated wife who established a thriving millinery business.
  • technique: Using millinery techniques, Anna Lewis ' explores the fragility of memory through her printed feather body pieces.
  • industry: This will also help revive the UK's ailing millinery industry.
millinery Quotes

That jewelled mass of millinery, That oiled and curled Assyrian Bull.

—Tennyson

Browse dictionary entries near millinery

  1. milliner
  2. milline
  3. millimeter
  4. millime
  5. milliliter
  6. Millikan
  7. millihenry
  8. milligram
  9. milligal
  10. millifarad
  1. milling
  2. milling cutter
  3. milling machine
  4. million
  5. millionaire
  6. millionairess
  7. millions
  8. millionth
  9. millipede
  10. millirem