millinery

noun

mil·​li·​nery ˈmi-lə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce millinery (audio)
1
: women's apparel for the head
2
: the business or work of a milliner

Examples of millinery in a Sentence

a shop that sells millinery
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Chanel Modes, a millinery shop, opened at 21 Rue Cambon in 1910. Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025 Now designated a Creative Enterprise Zone, the area is home to a diverse community of artisans working across disciplines such as leathercraft, millinery, furniture design, glasswork and sustainable fashion. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Years before, the lensman did research in its Patricia D. Klingenstein Library for his millinery work. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 July 2025 Included are 21 grocery stores, 11 general stores, four dry-goods stores, five notions and millinery stores, four drugstores, four second-hand stores, three butcher shops, three bookstores, three sawmills, two bathhouses, two blacksmiths, two hardware stores, two flour mills and two meat markets. Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for millinery

Word History

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of millinery was in 1676

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“Millinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millinery. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

millinery

noun
mil·​li·​nery ˈmil-ə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce millinery (audio)
1
: women's hats
2
: the business or work of a milliner

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