haberdashery

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Haberdashery is small articles used in sewing, and the shop selling them. The haberdashery counter, buy the haberdashery, a haberdashery shop.

In Britain it means buttons, ribbons, zips and thread. In America it means a men's clothing shop, which is a completely different meaning of the same word and causes constant confusion between the two countries.

Definitions of haberdashery

1nounhaberdasherySmall articles used in sewing, and the shop selling them.C2
“The little haberdashery on the corner sells everything you need to mend a torn coat.”

haberdashery is goods, or a shop.

Where it comes from

From haberdasher, of uncertain origin, possibly from an Anglo-Norman word for a kind of cloth.

From haberdasher + y (nominalizer).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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haberdashery in the wild

The term is chiefly in American English (the equivalent British term is haberdashery).
Notions (sewing)
Mercery (from French mercerie, meaning "haberdashery") initially referred to silk, linen and fustian textiles among various other piece goods imported to England in the 12th century.
Mercery
Past occupants include a dry goods store, a grocery store, and a haberdashery.
Ludlam Building
Kiam operated his haberdashery on the ground floor and leased rooms on the upper floors as office space.
Kiam Building
Mary Hood was a New Zealand businesswoman within groceries, haberdashery and fancy goods.
Mary Hood (businesswoman)

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