dry goods

plural noun

1. textile fabrics and related merchandise, as distinguished from groceries, hardware, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry goods¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Without any hesitation Henry paid a visit to the dry-goods store, and came home with a pair of new brown stockings for Benny.

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There was a dry-goods clerk, who wore flaring ties, and who played the role of a "masher" upon the avenue every evening.

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A long train of wagons were loaded with dry-goods for the markets of Northern Mexico.

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He decided to open a dry-goods store in the city, but was unwilling to conduct business in the ordinary way of the country.

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We appear to have fallen in with a party of dry-goods drummers.

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