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haberdashery

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes
hab·er·dash·er·y /ˈhæbədæʃəri $ -bər-/ noun (plural haberdasheries)  1. [countable] British EnglishSHOP/STOREDCC a shop or part of a large store where things used for making clothes are sold 缝纫用品店[]2. [countable] American English old-fashionedSHOP/STOREDCC a shop or part of a large store where men’s clothes, especially hats, are sold 男士服饰用品〔尤指帽子〕店[]3. [uncountable]DCC the goods sold in these shops 缝纫用品;男士服饰用品
Examples from the Corpus
haberdasheryWhat did one purchase at a haberdashery?More than anything, Jasper demanded comfort in haberdashery.The shop displays a range of ready made designer knitwear, machine accessories, motifs, haberdashery and so on.It is also seductive - the achingly boring days in the Co-operative were suddenly spiced by the conspiring behind the haberdashery counter.The haberdashery counter could have been a useful enough base for his operations.
hab·er·dash·er·y nounChineseSyllable
things part where or a large a shop of store Corpus


haberdashery
haberdashery /ˈhæbədæʃəri $ -bər-/ noun (plural haberdasheries)
1. [countable] British English a shop or part of a large store where things used for making clothes are sold
2. [countable] American English old-fashioned a shop or part of a large store where men’s clothes, especially hats, are sold
3. [uncountable] the goods sold in these shops


hab·er·dash·eryBrE /ˌhæbəˈdæʃəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhæbərdæʃəri/ 🔊 noun (
plural
hab·er·dash·eries
)
[uncountable] (old-fashioned, BrE) small articles for sewing, for example needles, pins, cotton and buttons 缝纫用品 [uncountable] (old-fashioned, NAmE) men's clothes 男装 [countable] a shop/store or part of a shop/store where haberdashery is sold 缝纫用品店(或柜台);男装店(或柜台)