haberdasher
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hab·er·dash·er
(hăb′ər-dăsh′ər)n.
1. A dealer in men's furnishings.
2. Chiefly British A dealer in sewing notions and small wares.
[Middle English, perhaps from Anglo-Norman hapertas, petty wares.]
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haberdasher
(ˈhæbəˌdæʃə)n
1. (Knitting & Sewing) Brit a dealer in small articles for sewing, such as buttons, zips, and ribbons
2. (Clothing & Fashion) US a men's outfitter
[C14: from Anglo-French hapertas small items of merchandise, of obscure origin]
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hab•er•dash•er
(ˈhæb ərˌdæʃ ər)n.
1. a retail dealer in men's furnishings.
2. Chiefly Brit. a dealer in small wares.
[1275–1325; Middle English haberdasshere, of obscure orig.]
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haberdasher
A person who deals in men’s clothing and accessories.
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haberdasher
[ˈhæbədæʃəʳ] N → mercero/a m/f (US) → camisero/a m/fhaberdasher's (shop) → mercería f (US) → camisería f
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haberdasher
[ˈhæbərdæʃər] n (US) (= shopkeeper) → tailleur mhaberdasher
[ˈhæbərdæʃər] haberdasher's [ˈhæbərdæʃərz] haberdashery [ˈhæbərdæʃəri] n (British) (= shop) (for sewing items) → mercerie f
(US) (= shop) (for men's clothes) → magasin m de vêtements pour hommes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
haberdasher
n (Brit) → Kurzwarenhändler(in) m(f); (US) → Herrenausstatter m; to go to the haberdasher’s (Brit) → zum Kurzwarengeschäft gehen; (US) → zum Herrenmodengeschäft gehen
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haberdasher
[ˈhæbəˌdæʃəʳ] n (Brit) → merciaio/a (Am) → camiciaio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995