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Definition of Milliner
1. Noun. Someone who makes and sells hats.
Generic synonyms: Maker, Shaper, Merchandiser, Merchant
Derivative terms: Hat
Definition of Milliner
1. n. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women.
Definition of Milliner
1. Noun. A person who is involved in the manufacture, design, or sale of hats for women. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Milliner
1. one who makes or sells women's hats [n -S]
Medical Definition of Milliner
1. 1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women. "No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves." (Shak) 2. A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc, for women. Man milliner, a man who makes or deals in millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling occupations or embellishments. Origin: From Milaner an inhabitant of Milan, in Italy; hence, a man from Milan who imported women's finery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milliner
Literary usage of Milliner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dramatic Criticism by James Thomas Grein (1904)
"And I propose to give no more than an inkling of the plot of The Little French
milliner. But such an indication is necessary, for reasons to be specified ..."
2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"He was there brought into contact with many thieves and other criminals, including
one Mary milliner, with whom, on his release, he opened a brothel in ..."
3. A guide to the study of occupations: a selected critical bibliography of the by Frederick James Allen (1921)
"Prevocational and Industrial Arts. milliner AIKEN. The millinery Department. ...
Helpful Talks with Girls, 85-87, a traveling milliner. LASELLE and WILEY. ..."
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