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hab·er·dash·er·y

(hăb′ər-dăsh′ə-rē)

n. pl. hab·er·dash·er·ies

1. A haberdasher's shop.

2. The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher.

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haberdashery

(ˈhæbəˌdæʃərɪ)

n, pl -eries

(Knitting & Sewing) the goods or business kept by a haberdasher

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hab•er•dash•er•y

(ˈhæb ərˌdæʃ ə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies.

1. a haberdasher's shop.

2. the goods sold there.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Anglo-French]

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Noun	1.	haberdashery - a store where men's clothes are sold clothing store, haberdashery store, mens store shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" slopseller's shop, slopshop - a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing
	2.	haberdashery - the drygoods sold by a haberdasher men's furnishings drygoods, soft goods - textiles or clothing and related merchandise

Translations

mercerie

merceria negozio di abbigliamento maschile

haberdashery

[ˌhæbəˈdæʃərɪ] N (= shop) → mercería f (US) → camisería f; (= goods) → mercería f (US) → artículos mpl de moda para caballeros

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

haberdashery

n (Brit: = articles) → Kurzwaren pl; (= shop) → Kurzwarengeschäft nt → or -handlung f; (US: = articles) → Herrenbekleidung f, → Herrenartikel pl; (= shop) → Herrenmodengeschäft nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

haberdashery

[ˌhæbəˈdæʃərɪ] n → merceria (Am) → camiceria

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