millinery

[ mil-uh-ner-ee, -nuh-ree ]
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noun
  1. women's hats and other articles made or sold by milliners.

  2. the business or trade of a milliner.

Origin of millinery

1
First recorded in 1670–80; milliner + -y3

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British Dictionary definitions for millinery

millinery

/ (ˈmɪlɪnərɪ, -ɪnrɪ) /


noun
  1. hats, trimmings, etc, sold by a milliner

  2. the business or shop of a milliner

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