释义
[ mil -uh -ner ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɪl ə nər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a person who designs, makes, or sells hats for women.
Origin of milliner First recorded in 1520–30; variant of obsolete Milaner “native of Milan, dealer in goods from Milan” (Milan was formerly accented on the first syllable); see -er1
Words nearby milliner millimeter, millimetre, millimicron, millimole, milline, milliner , millinery, milling, milling machine, Millington, million
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Example sentences from the Web for milliner A 23-year-old son of a milliner from the city of Vyborg, he was drafted into the army when the Soviet Union invaded Finland.
The Jews Who Fought for Hitler: ‘We Did Not Help the Germans. We Had a Common Enemy’ | The Telegraph| March 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
His father died in 1980 and he was very close to his mother, a milliner , too.
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The British milliner designed the exhibition in four small rooms, designed to give a “flavor of her Milan apartment.”
Anna Piaggi's 'Hat-ology' Exhibition Opens in Milan | Liza Foreman| September 23, 2013| DAILY BEAST
I was looking through photos of 19th-century Hudson, Ohio, and saw a sign for “Belle Mills, milliner .”
Tracy Chevalier’s Novel on Ohio’s Underground Railroad | Jane Ciabattari| January 17, 2013| DAILY BEAST
How about Belle Mills, the milliner who worked on the Underground Railroad?
Tracy Chevalier’s Novel on Ohio’s Underground Railroad | Jane Ciabattari| January 17, 2013| DAILY BEAST
A milliner once told us that ribands and flowers not unfrequently attach themselves to the cuffs and sleeves of fair purchasers.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 14, Issue 389, September 12, 1829 | Various
We shared the same manicurist, milliner , modiste, and coiffeur.
Memoirs of a Midget | Walter de la Mare
In 1767 his agents decoyed to his house a young woman named Woodcock, a milliner on Tower Hill.
Haunted London | Walter Thornbury
I make no distinction between a milliner and a marchioness, especially in a ball-room.
A few years ago, an American woman of captivating address gained great reputation in Paris as a milliner .
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. Dall
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British Dictionary definitions for milliner noun a person who makes or sells women's hats
Word Origin for milliner C16: originally Milaner, a native of Milan, at that time famous for its fancy goods
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