haberdashery
noun/ˌhæbəˈdæʃəri/
/ˈhæbərdæʃəri/
(plural haberdasheries)
(old-fashioned)- [uncountable] (British English) small articles for sewing, for example needles, pins, cotton and buttonsTopics Shoppingc2
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- [uncountable] (North American English) men’s clothesTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
- [countable] a shop or part of a shop where haberdashery is soldTopics Shoppingc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from haberdasher + -ery.
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