haberdashery

[ hab-er-dash-uh-ree ]

/ ˈhæb ərˌdæʃ ə ri /

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noun, plural hab·er·dash·er·ies.

a haberdasher's shop.

the goods sold there.

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Origin of haberdashery

1425–75; late Middle English haberdashrye<Anglo-French. See haberdasher, -y³

Words nearby haberdashery

habanero, habeas corpus, habenula, Haber, haberdasher, haberdashery, habergeon, Habermas, Haber process, habile, habiliment

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How to use haberdashery in a sentence

Her father ran a haberdashery in Harlem, and her mother was a homemaker.
Sonia Adler, founding editor of Washington Dossier, dies at 90|Louie Estrada|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
A former grand master, or president, of all Masonic lodges in the District, a local political activist and owner of a haberdashery, he immersed himself in youth-leadership programs for decades, mentoring thousands of teenagers.
Jerry Samet, who died this month of covid-19, was devoted to youth-leadership programs. From that work he built a family.|Paul M. Duggan|December 10, 2020|Washington Post
Mrs. Meldreth was a respectable elderly woman, who kept a small shop for cheap groceries and haberdashery in the village.
A Life Sentence|Adeline Sergeant
Watch the sales in the autumn and the late spring for bargains in haberdashery.
The Complete Bachelor|Walter Germain

The number of those who visit the museums of art is wretchedly small, compared with the crowds in the temples of haberdashery.
The Education of American Girls|Anna Callender Brackett
His wife followed him—as some say, with the booty—and set up a fine shop in Pitt Street in the haberdashery line.
The King's Post|R. C. Tombs
That afternoon, when Forbes was lured into the haberdashery, he had invested in black silk hosiery, very sheer and very dear.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for haberdashery

haberdashery

/ (ˈhæbəˌdæʃərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the goods or business kept by a haberdasher

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