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Definition of haberdashery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

haberdashery

noun
 
/ˌhæbəˈdæʃəri/
 
/ˈhæbərdæʃəri/
(plural haberdasheries)
(old-fashioned)
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  1. [uncountable] (British English) small articles for sewing, for example needles, pins, cotton and buttonsTopics Shoppingc2
  2. [uncountable] (North American English) men’s clothesTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
  3. [countable] a shop or part of a shop where haberdashery is soldTopics Shoppingc2
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from haberdasher + -ery.
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