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millinery

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mil·li·ner·y  (ml-nr)
n. pl. mil·li·ner·ies
1. Articles, especially women's hats, sold by a milliner.
2. The profession or business of a milliner.

millinery
the art and trade of designing and making women’s hats. — milliner, n.
See also: Clothing
the art and trade of designing and making women’s hats. — milliner, n.
See also: Occupations
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.millinerymillinery - shop selling women's hats
shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
2.millinerymillinery - hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner
church hat - a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship
cloche - a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet
chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
picture hat - a woman's dressy hat with a wide brim
pillbox, toque, turban - a small round woman's hat
Translations
Spanish millinery [ˈmɪlɪnərɪ] nsombrerería
French millinery [ˈmɪlɪnərɪ] nmodes fpl
German millinery [ˈmɪlɪnərɪ] nHüte pl
Italian millinery [ˈmɪlɪnərɪ] nmodisteria

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George Willard went one evening to walk with Belle Carpenter, a trimmer of women's hats who worked in a millinery shop kept by Mrs.
Beth Bouncer will open her new assortment of Doll's Millinery next week.
A light cart was standing at the door of the 'Great Millinery Depot' of Elveston, laden with card-board packing-cases, which the driver was carrying into the shop, one by one.
 
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