linen draper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of linen draper
First recorded in 1540–50
Example Sentences
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It was founded as "Kennington & Jenner" in 1838 by Charles Jenner, a linen draper, and Charles Kennington.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023
One of the first to discover the truth of this conjecture was a Yorkshire linen draper.
From Time Magazine Archive
The linen draper told how new clothes had become out of the question with his customers, and they bought only remnants and patches, to mend the old ones.
From Sophisms of the Protectionists by White, Horace
I would as soon go and bargain with a linen draper about a fathom of calico as go and enquire the price of vegetables while standing between two fat old market women.
From Canada for Gentlemen by Cockburn, James Seaton
I very quickly discovered that in Mr. Judson the linen draper I had to deal with a very different person from the Rev. Jonah Goodge.
From Birds of Prey by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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