small goods
Britishplural noun
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In Beijing, Fang Wen, whose daughter studies at Rice University in Houston, said she relies on her to bring back small goods, such as cosmetics, apparel and jewelry.
From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2015
The brightly colored bags, iPhone cases, wallets and other small goods adorned with Roy Lichtenstein-esque comic art — well, they pop.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2013
People are selling small goods, like “small treats” they cook in the park, she reported, and they are salvaging materials through the rubble.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2010
After a time he abandoned the barber shop to continue as a tradesman in tobacco, candy and other small goods.
From Time Magazine Archive
The imports are gold and silver, thread, silks, gold stuffs, dimities, rich and curious draperies, rice, muskets and other arms, high priced toys and small goods; and Parmesian cheese.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William
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