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

Words nearby haberdashery

habena, habenula, haber, haber process, haberdasher, haberdashery, habergeon, habermas, habile, habiliment, habilitate
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British Dictionary definitions for haberdashery

haberdashery
/ (ˈhæbəˌdæʃərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the goods or business kept by a haberdasher
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