dry goods

plural noun

1. textile fabrics and related merchandise, as distinguished from groceries, hardware, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry goods¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Men in the mob grabbed axes from a nearby dry goods store and methodically chopped holes in the roofs of the buildings and then shot inside at random.

From Washington Post

Rowan says the couple who built the house in 1910 first lived in this huge garage, which they also operated as a dry goods store and the town post office.

From Washington Post

Without any hesitation Henry paid a visit to the dry-goods store, and came home with a pair of new brown stockings for Benny.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a dry-goods clerk, who wore flaring ties, and who played the role of a "masher" upon the avenue every evening.

From Project Gutenberg

A long train of wagons were loaded with dry-goods for the markets of Northern Mexico.

From Project Gutenberg

He decided to open a dry-goods store in the city, but was unwilling to conduct business in the ordinary way of the country.

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We appear to have fallen in with a party of dry-goods drummers.

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