| 单词 | haberdashery |
| 释义 | haberdashery (once / 27680 pages) n A haberdashery is a men's clothing shop, or a men's department in a larger store. You might visit a haberdashery to buy your dad a tie for Father's Day. Haberdashery is an old-fashioned word for the store you visit when you want to buy a suit or a shirt and tie. In the UK, the meaning is different — a British haberdashery sells sewing notions like buttons, zippers, and thread. The word comes from haberdasher, "seller of small things." These small things sometimes traditionally included men's hats, which led to the American definition of "men's shop." WORD FAMILYhaberdashery: haberdasheries+/haberdasher: haberdashers, haberdashery USAGE EXAMPLESHer father, who was in the haberdashery business, died when she was 6; her mother sewed hats. New York Times(Nov 16, 2016) When Arnold was 2 years old, his father moved the family to Dunkirk, N.Y., near Buffalo, where he managed his sister’s haberdashery store. New York Times(Nov 09, 2016) As the department store confirms the beloved buttons will, in fact, be safe, we look at the enduring appeal of the haberdashery. BBC(Nov 08, 2016) 1n a store where men's clothes are sold Syn|Hypo|Hyper clothing store, haberdashery store, mens store slopseller's shop, slopshop a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing shop, store a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services 2n the drygoods sold by a haberdasher Syn|Hyper men's furnishings drygoods, soft goods textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
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