: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
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Between the United States and Europe, hundreds of people — in-house designers and contracted craftspeople like milliners — worked on the costumes for the wedding, including the principal guests, groom, bridesmaids, and background performers.—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 July 2025 The royal arrived at RAF Northolt this morning wearing a blush-pink Bar jacket and tulle skirt by former creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, along with a matching hat by British milliner Jess Collett.—Emily Chan, Vogue, 8 July 2025 The Ukrainian milliner will take a main entrance and 12 windows of the Galeries Lafayette flagship on Boulevard Haussmann from Tuesday to Aug. 25 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his brand.—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025 The building housed the Indiana headquarters for the Knights of Pythias, an auditorium for conventions, various doctors' offices, a milliner, a barber shop, secretarial schools and The Glenalba Cafe in the basement.—Powered By, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for milliner
Word History
Etymology
irregular from Milan, Italy; from the importation of women's finery from Italy in the 16th century
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