noun
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hats, trimmings, etc, sold by a milliner
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the business or shop of a milliner
Etymology
Origin of millinery
Example Sentences
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Stephen Jones, famed for his millinery, contributed with reinterpretations of new wave beanies that bore “ronghua,” exquisite velvet flowers of Chinese origin dating back to the Tang dynasty.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Here is a selection of some of this year's head-turning millinery.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2022
“Showstoppers!” displays 100-odd costumes, as well as a handful of the tools used to make them, like millinery blocks and a 19th-century crewel machine from the embroiderers Penn & Fletcher.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2021
After completing high school at 16, he was working as a machinist’s helper in the millinery trade when he began taking drama classes sponsored by the federal Work Projects Administration.
From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2020
“I reckon you need some hep with yore millinery stuff. Camp, go git some a-them clean pasteboard boxes for our Miss Simpson here.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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