haberdashery

[ hab-er-dash-uh-ree ]

/ ˈhæb ərˌdæʃ ə ri /

noun, plural hab·er·dash·er·ies.

a haberdasher's shop.

the goods sold there.

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Origin of haberdashery

1425–75; late Middle English haberdashrye < Anglo-French. See haberdasher, -y³

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Examples from the Web for haberdashery

The heartbroken person stoops over and takes a telescopic view of my haberdashery.
Heart of the West|O. Henry
On certain days of the week I employ myself in editing a trade journal that has to do with haberdashery.
The Mahatma and the Hare|H. Rider Haggard
He dropped a choice new bit of haberdashery into the trunk and went for another look at It prone on the floor in that other room.
Bunker Bean|Harry Leon Wilson
I am involved in a whirlwind of haberdashery, Brussels lace, diamonds.
Nancy|Rhoda Broughton

Your change and package, miss, the impersonal voice of the haberdashery clerk intervened and Dorothy turned back to the counter.
Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin|Dorothy Wayne

British Dictionary definitions for haberdashery

haberdashery

/ (ˈhæbəˌdæʃərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the goods or business kept by a haberdasher

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Word Origin and History for haberdashery

haberdashery

early 15c., Anglo-French, "goods sold by a haberdasher," from haberdasher + -y (2). Meaning "a haberdasher's shop" is recorded from 1813, with meaning shading to -ery.