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 other one strutted on a box of gravy packets in the kitchen’s dry goods area.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Cleaning chemicals were stored on top of and around dry goods on a storage shelf.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Starbucks near the home plate entrance does brisk business; there are plans for a dry goods store as well as a Lucchese Boot Co. in the repurposed concourse.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
The generous 24-piece set comes with six 0.7-quart, six 1.5-quart, six 1.8-quart, and six 2.5-quart containers that work well for storing dry goods like pasta, cereal, and rice or baking essentials like flour, sugar, chocolate chips, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Cleaning chemicals were stored on top of and around dry goods on a storage shelf.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Starbucks near the home plate entrance does brisk business; there are plans for a dry goods store as well as a Lucchese Boot Co. in the repurposed concourse.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
The generous 24-piece set comes with six 0.7-quart, six 1.5-quart, six 1.8-quart, and six 2.5-quart containers that work well for storing dry goods like pasta, cereal, and rice or baking essentials like flour, sugar, chocolate chips, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Dry goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20goods. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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dry goods
plural noun
: cloth goods (as fabrics, lace, and ribbon)
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