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HABERDASHERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does haberdashery mean?
• HABERDASHERY (noun)
The noun HABERDASHERY has 2 senses:
1. a store where men's clothes are sold
2. the drygoods sold by a haberdasher
Familiarity information: HABERDASHERY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A store where men's clothes are sold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
clothing store; haberdashery; haberdashery store; mens store
Hypernyms ("haberdashery" is a kind of...):
shop; store (a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "haberdashery"):
slopseller's shop; slopshop (a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The drygoods sold by a haberdasher
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
haberdashery; men's furnishings
Hypernyms ("haberdashery" is a kind of...):
drygoods; soft goods (textiles or clothing and related merchandise)
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