millinery
noun
mil·li·nery
ˈmi-lə-ˌner-ē 
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.
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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
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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
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“Millinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millinery. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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millinery
noun
mil·li·nery
ˈmil-ə-ˌner-ē
1
: women's hats
2
: the business or work of a milliner
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