dry goods
plural noun
1
: grocery items (such as tobacco, sugar, flour, and coffee) that do not contain liquid
2
: textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and notions as distinguished especially from hardware and groceries
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The dry goods aisles are mostly divided into regions: including Asian, Central American, Middle Eastern and Eastern European.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
Before opening a store in New York, Mr. Macy had opened dry goods stores in California and Massachusetts.
—Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
Before opening a store in New York, Mr. Macy had opened dry goods stores in California and Massachusetts.
—Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for dry goods
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dry goods
plural noun
: cloth goods (as fabrics, lace, and ribbon)
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