haberdashery

[hab-er-dash-uh-ree]

noun, plural hab·er·dash·er·ies.

a haberdasher's shop.
the goods sold there.

Origin of haberdashery

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

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Historical Examples of haberdashery

I left him gloating over his windfall, and plunged into haberdashery.
Margarita's Soul
Ingraham Lovell
The girl who had charge of the haberdashery asked if she could serve her.
Red Rose and Tiger Lily
L. T. Meade
Watch the sales in the autumn and the late spring for bargains in haberdashery.
The Complete Bachelor
Walter Germain
I must say the suit case contained a nice assortment of haberdashery.
The Adventures Of A Suburbanite
Ellis Parker Butler
Yes, it keeps everything—sweets, oil, candles and haberdashery.
Dimbie and I--and Amelia
Mabel Barnes-Grundy

British Dictionary definitions for haberdashery

haberdashery

noun plural -eries

the goods or business kept by a haberdasher

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Word Origin and History for 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.