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Definition of Haberdashers
1. haberdasher [n] - See also: haberdasher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haberdashers
Literary usage of Haberdashers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Londiniana: Or, Reminiscences of the British Metropolis: Including by Edward Wedlake Brayley (1829)
"The haberdashers' Company was first incorporated as a Brotherhood, or Guild, by
Henry VI. in the ^ year 1447, under the appellation of the "Fraternity of ..."
2. London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"The haberdashers, writes Herbert, were originally called ... The haberdashers
are spoken of as a distinct trade as early as 1311, as are also the ..."
3. A History of Inventions and Discoveries: Alphabetically Arranged by Francis Sellon White (1827)
"... but it is probable their number was not great, since in the reign of Hen. VI.
there were not more than a dozen of haberdashers in the whole city j ..."
4. London: Or, Interesting Memorials of Its Rise, Progress, & Present State by Sholto Percy, Thomas Byerley, Reuben Percy (1824)
"haberdashers. The haberdashers, who were more anciently called milliners or ...
VI. there werenot more than a dozen haberdashers' shops in the whole city. ..."
5. The History and Antiquities of Dissenting Churches and Meeting Houses, in by Walter Wilson (1810)
"The company, named " Merchant haberdashers," was incorporated a brotherhood of St.
Katherine, its patroness, Anno 1447, and was confirmed by the l7th of ..."
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