milliners
milliners is the plural of milliner.
milliners is the third-person singular simple present indicative of milliner.
Meaning of milliner
Noun
milliner (plural milliners)
- A person who sells (women's) apparel, accessories, and other decorative goods, especially those originally manufactured in Milan.
- He hath ſongs for man, or vvoman, of all ſizes: No Milliner can ſo fit his cuſtomers vvith Gloues: […]c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- A person involved in the design, manufacture, or sale of hats for women.
- The Milliner muſt be thoroughly verſed in Phyſiognomy; in the Choice of Ribbons ſhe muſt have a particular regard to the Complexion, and muſt ever be mindful to cut the Head-dreſs to the Dimentions of the Face.1713 September 12 (Gregorian calendar), [John Gay], “Tuesday, September 1. 1713.”, in The Guardian, number 149, London: […] J[acob] Tonson […]; and sold by A. Baldwin […], →OCLC, page [2], column 1
Proper noun capitalized: Milliners
Milliners
- plural of Milliner
Questions about milliners
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