milliner

milliner
\ \ [16] The Italian city of Milan was famous in medieval and Renaissance times for the fabrics, laces, etc that it manufactured; and a merchant who imported such ‘Milan ware’ became known as a Milaner. In due course the term became associated with ‘makers of female garments’, which would have incorporated such Italian haberdashery, and by the 19th century it had narrowed down specifically to ‘maker of women’s hats’.

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  • milliner — ► NOUN ▪ a person who makes or sells women s hats. DERIVATIVES millinery noun. ORIGIN from the name of the Italian city Milan, originally meaning «native of Milan», later «a vendor of fancy goods from Milan» …   English terms dictionary

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  • milliner — UK [ˈmɪlɪnə(r)] / US [ˈmɪlɪnər] noun [countable] Word forms milliner : singular milliner plural milliners old fashioned someone whose job is to make or sell hats …   English dictionary

  • milliner — [[t]mɪ̱lɪnə(r)[/t]] milliners N COUNT A milliner is a person whose job is making or selling women s hats …   English dictionary

  • milliner — noun Etymology: irregular from Milan, Italy; from the importation of women s finery from Italy in the 16th century Date: 1530 a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women s hats …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • milliner — /mil euh neuhr/, n. a person who designs, makes, or sells hats for women. [1520 30; var. of obs. Milaner native of Milan, dealer in goods from Milan; see ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • milliner's — noun A shop that sells millinery …   Wiktionary

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