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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Today, what was once Rafah’s largest supermarket is down to its last few dry goods.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2023
This set of measuring spoons comes with eight spoons with two different spoon shapes for dry goods and liquids and measurements on each side.
—Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
Tyson gives thousands of pounds of chicken and dry goods to first responders and food banks that families rely on as nearly one in three children in the community live in poverty.
—Hannah Dreier Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
At a display of Chinese export porcelain, Hart recalled how the dishes had been commissioned in the early 19th century by an American dry goods merchant named Benjamin Leedom.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Owner Peter Dietrich said he was forced to throw away most equipment and dry goods.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2023
Judge Pooler was born Rosemary Shankman on June 21, 1938, in Brooklyn to Bertie (Rothbaum) Shankman, a homemaker, and Nathan Shankman, who owned a dry goods store.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
And salmonella may be associated with undercooked chicken, but it can also be found in dry goods.
—Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2023
William Jason Morgan was born on Oct. 10, 1935, in Savannah, Ga., to William Morgan, who owned a hardware and dry goods store with his family, and Maxie Ponita (Donehoo) Morgan, a French teacher and a volunteer with the Girl Scouts of America.
—Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2023
This set of measuring spoons comes with eight spoons with two different spoon shapes for dry goods and liquids and measurements on each side.
—Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
Tyson gives thousands of pounds of chicken and dry goods to first responders and food banks that families rely on as nearly one in three children in the community live in poverty.
—Hannah Dreier Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
At a display of Chinese export porcelain, Hart recalled how the dishes had been commissioned in the early 19th century by an American dry goods merchant named Benjamin Leedom.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
Owner Peter Dietrich said he was forced to throw away most equipment and dry goods.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2023
Judge Pooler was born Rosemary Shankman on June 21, 1938, in Brooklyn to Bertie (Rothbaum) Shankman, a homemaker, and Nathan Shankman, who owned a dry goods store.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
And salmonella may be associated with undercooked chicken, but it can also be found in dry goods.
—Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2023
William Jason Morgan was born on Oct. 10, 1935, in Savannah, Ga., to William Morgan, who owned a hardware and dry goods store with his family, and Maxie Ponita (Donehoo) Morgan, a French teacher and a volunteer with the Girl Scouts of America.
—Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1657, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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dry goods
noun plural
: cloth goods (as fabrics, lace, and ribbon)
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