dress goods
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dress goods
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Sewing skills learned from her late mother, a Chinese immigrant, help 14-year-old Hanna and her White father to combat the town’s racially motivated resistance to their dress goods business.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2020
At the manufacturer's showrooms the buyer may spend a whole day in a booth inspecting dress goods, sometimes on live models.
From Time Magazine Archive
They bought dress goods, rubbers and overshoes, canned goods, cosmetics.
From Time Magazine Archive
At any rate, they reached the heart of the audience, even though it was seated in between erstwhile counters of dress goods, tableware, notions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cloth of a fuzzy or fluffy face; woven of cotton, silk, or wool; used sometimes for dress goods; more generally for curtains and table covers.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
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