mil·li·ner

(mĭl′ə-nər)

One that makes, trims, designs, or sells hats.

[Probably alteration of Middle English Milener, native of Milan, from Milanthe source of goods such as bonnets and lace.]

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milliner

(ˈmɪlɪnə)

(Clothing & Fashion) a person who makes or sells women's hats

[C16: originally Milaner, a native of Milan, at that time famous for its fancy goods]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mil•li•ner

(ˈmɪl ə nər)

n.

a person who creates or sells hats for women.

[1520–30; orig. a dealer in goods from Milan; see -er¹]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

milliner - someone who makes and sells hats

hatmaker, hatter, modiste

maker, shaper - a person who makes things

merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade

Translations

modista

milliner

[ˈmɪlɪnəʳ] N → sombrerero/a m/f
milliner's (shop) → sombrerería f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

milliner

[ˈmɪlɪnə^r] n → modiste f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

milliner

n → Hutmacher m, → Hut- or Putzmacherin f, → Modistin f; at the milliner’s (shop) → im Hutgeschäft or -laden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

milliner

[ˈmɪlɪnəʳ] n → modista

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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In the fulness of time a milliner came in, and to her she repaired on her own behalf.

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'The situation that I have made interest to procure, ma'am, is with --with a milliner and dressmaker, in short.'

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In a pirate, man-of-war, or slave ship, when the captain is rowed anywhere in his boat, he always sits in the stern sheets on a comfortable, sometimes cushioned seat there, and often steers himself with a pretty little milliner's tiller decorated with gay cords and ribbons.

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It would be the Venus de' Medici placed beside a milliner's doll.

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And here, also, they used to have a grand procession, of priests, citizens, soldiers, sailors, and the high dignitaries of the City Government, once a year, to shave the head of a made-up Madonna--a stuffed and painted image, like a milliner's dummy--whose hair miraculously grew and restored itself every twelve months.

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I think I should do better in London; at some respectable milliner's, if I could be properly recommended.

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Mrs Boffin bears Miss Bella away to her Milliner's and Dressmaker's, and she gets beautifully dressed.

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This store was now nearly exhausted, and she had found a milliner who gave her a miserable pittance for toiling with her needle eight or ten hours each day.

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The village of Longbourn was only one mile from Meryton; a most convenient distance for the young ladies, who were usually tempted thither three or four times a week, to pay their duty to their aunt and to a milliner's shop just over the way.

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In that lady yonder, so strangely dressed, I should find for certain a large milliner's shop; in that one the shop is empty, but it wants cleaning plain enough.

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Sabin drove slowly down Bond Street, and was rewarded by seeing her brougham outside a famous milliner's.

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This other is a milliner's account for thirty-seven pounds fifteen made out by Madame Lesurier, of Bond Street, to William Derbyshire.

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