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hattery

hattery

8.9
The work of making hats
  • noun
  • /ˈhætəri/
  • Archaic
translation icon : arte de hacer sombreros
  • He learned the art of hattery from his grandfather, who ran a small shop in town.

Examples

  • The decline of hattery affected many families who once relied on the hat-making industry.

  • She studied hattery to pursue her passion for designing unique headwear.

  • The local hattery offers a wide range of styles.

  • Have you ever visited a hattery in Paris?

  • He learned the art of hattery from his grandfather, who ran a small shop in town.

  • She studied hattery to pursue her passion for designing unique headwear.

  • The decline of hattery affected many families who once relied on the hat-making industry.

Synonyms

millinery
vshattery
2 9.9

Women's hats and the shop that makes and sells them

is broader, naming the craft of making hats for any market
hatting
vshattery
  • Archaic
6.8

A business that makes hats

refers to the occupation or craft rather than only the process

How Professional

industry
2.6
hattery
  • Archaic
8.9
trade
142 3.0
craft
556 3.7
hobby
297 1.0

Surface Forms

hattery singular
hatteries plural

Morphology

hattery = hat (transparent) = hat + ery

The collective/occupational sense ('the craft or industry of making hats') is a regular meaning of '-ery' when attached to an activity noun like 'hat'.

Etymology

Hattery can also mean the craft or business of making hats because it is the same parts hat + -ery, where -ery can mean 'business' or 'trade' as in brewery. That's why hattery can mean the hat-making industry or the skill of making hats.