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haberdashery

/ˈhæbərˌdæʃəri/ /ˈhæbərdæʃəri/

Meanings
noun
Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.

Examples :

"My grandmother's haberdashery had a beautiful selection of ribbons and buttons. "
item wear commerce business

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration ribbons

ribbons noun

/ˈrɪbənz/

A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.

"The shipwright carefully bolted the ribbons along the ribs of the wooden boat, strengthening its frame before the hull was planked. "

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration accessories

accessories noun

/əkˈsɛsəriz/

Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.

"the accessories of a mobile phone"

Illustration meetings

meetings noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋz/

(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

Illustration selection

selection noun

/səˈlɛkʃən/

A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

"The selection process for the school's scholarship program favored students with high academic achievement. "

Illustration haberdasher

haberdasher noun

/ˈhæb.ɜː(ɹ)ˌdæʃ.ə(ɹ)/

A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.

"My grandmother always visits the haberdasher on Main Street to buy new buttons for her knitting projects. "

Illustration buttons

buttons noun

/ˈbʌtn̩z/

One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).

"The buttons meticulously reviewed the damage to the car, assessing the claim. "

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Illustration clothing

clothing verb

/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

"to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly"

Illustration browsing

browsing verb

/ˈbɹaʊzɪŋ/

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

"I was browsing the bookstore, hoping to find something interesting to read. "

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"