haberdasher

haberdasher
[ˈhabəˌdaʃə]
noun
  1. (Brit.)a dealer in dressmaking and sewing goods
    (英)服饰用品商
  2. (N. Amer.)a dealer in men's clothing
    (北美)男子服饰用品商
语源
  1. Middle English: probably based on Anglo-Norman French hapertas, perhaps the name of a fabric, of unknown origin. In early use the term denoted a dealer in a variety of household goods, later also specifically a hatter. Current senses date from the early 17th cent
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