haberdashery

[ hab-er-dash-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural hab·er·dash·er·ies.

1. a haberdasher's shop.
2. the goods sold there.

haberdashery

/ ˈhæbəˌdæʃərɪ /

noun

1. the goods or business kept by a haberdasher

Word History and Origins

Origin of haberdashery¹

1425–75; late Middle English haberdashrye < Anglo-French. See haberdasher, -y ³

Example Sentences

The renovated Oviatt proved attractive to tenants including a fancy eatery in the former haberdashery on the ground floor that is now the Cicada Restaurant and Lounge.

From Los Angeles Times

Loren Cameron was in his early 30s when he bought his first suit, walking nervously into a haberdashery for short men.

From New York Times

Mr. Schecter also bought the former premier a derby and a Tyrolean hat from Lock & Company in London, which bills itself as the world’s oldest haberdashery.

From New York Times

At one time Pasquel owned six Lincolns and had a haberdashery in his massive Mexico City mansion, often inviting players in to pick through his walk-in closets and take home whatever fit.

From Los Angeles Times

Its shelves of fabrics and haberdashery matched her love of a layered space, which she would eventually showcase in the pages of her interior and decorative arts publication, Cabana, when it launched in 2014.

From New York Times