haberdashery
noun
ˈha-bə-\
Definition of haberdashery
1 : goods (such as men's clothing and accessories) sold by a haberdasher a fine selection of haberdashery
2 : a shop selling notions or men's clothing and accessories
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Bijan has never aspired to be the world’s hippest haberdashery or even the most stylish. — Maer Roshan, Town & Country, "In Beverly Hills and Beyond, Bijan Carries on a Tradition of Excess and Exclusivity," 22 Oct. 2018 From glitzy department stores to artisanal soy sauce shops, vintage clothing meccas to gentleman's haberdasheries, there’s no shortage of temptations for the savvy shopper. — Janice Leung Hayes, Condé Nast Traveler, "22 Best Shops in Hong Kong," 4 Mar. 2018 On East 60th Street the other afternoon, just across the street from where that small and charmingly dignified Italian haberdashery used to be (R.I.P.), a black Sprinter van pulled up and parked. — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, "Luxury Has Gotten Jumbled, but Not at Bottega Veneta," 14 Feb. 2018 Then there’s Anderson & Sheppard’s haberdashery shop on Burlington Street, which is incredible. — Bloomberg, Fortune, "How to Cut the Hotel Room Service Line — And Other Luxury Travel Tips," 12 June 2018 The store was first established in 1935 as a haberdashery selling formal menswear in downtown Milwaukee. — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Sherper's starts work on new Port Washington store, wants the city to become a 'destination' for outdoor enthusiasts," 14 May 2018 More from Mansion Stand-out pieces on the second floor include haberdashery cabinets from Porto, Portugal, now used as bookcases, and a carving tray from a Brussels bistro that the couple use as a dry bar. — J. S. Marcus, WSJ, "A Fashionable Couple Remakes Madrid Mill into Mansion," 30 May 2018 In the early 1940s, Sam Scherper, the owner of the haberdashery, renamed the business as Sherper's. — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Sherper's starts work on new Port Washington store, wants the city to become a 'destination' for outdoor enthusiasts," 14 May 2018 Welfare services for department store workers began with John Wanamaker, a brickmaker’s son born in 1838 who turned a struggling Philadelphia haberdashery into a department store empire built on creative advertising and selling strategies. — Ralph Blumenthal And Sandra Roff, New York Times, "Attention 1916 Shoppers: The Doctor Is In," 4 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'haberdashery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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haberdashery
noun
English Language Learners Definition of haberdashery
: goods sold by a haberdasher
: a haberdasher's shop
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