haberdashery

[ hab-er-dash-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural hab·er·dash·er·ies.

1. a haberdasher's shop.
2. the goods sold there.

haberdashery

/ ˈhæbəˌdæʃərɪ /

noun

1. the goods or business kept by a haberdasher

Word History and Origins

Origin of haberdashery¹

1425–75; late Middle English haberdashrye < Anglo-French. See haberdasher, -y ³

Example Sentences

Her father ran a haberdashery in Harlem, and her mother was a homemaker.

From 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.

From Washington Post

Mrs. Meldreth was a respectable elderly woman, who kept a small shop for cheap groceries and haberdashery in the village.

From Project Gutenberg

Watch the sales in the autumn and the late spring for bargains in haberdashery.

From Project Gutenberg

The number of those who visit the museums of art is wretchedly small, compared with the crowds in the temples of haberdashery.

From Project Gutenberg

His wife followed him—as some say, with the booty—and set up a fine shop in Pitt Street in the haberdashery line.

From Project Gutenberg

That afternoon, when Forbes was lured into the haberdashery, he had invested in black silk hosiery, very sheer and very dear.

From Project Gutenberg