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linendraper

linendraper

9.9
A person or shop that sells linen and other cloth by the yard
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪnənˌdreɪpər/
  • Archaic
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  • The local linendraper has a great selection of fabrics.

Examples

  • I visited the linendraper to buy some new curtains.

  • The young apprentice learned the trade under the careful guidance of a respected linendraper.

  • Her father worked as a linendraper, supplying fine fabrics to local households.

  • In Victorian London, the linendraper was a common presence on bustling shopping streets.

  • Her father worked as a linendraper, supplying fine fabrics to local households.

  • In Victorian London, the linendraper was a common presence on bustling shopping streets.

  • I visited the linendraper to buy some new curtains.

Synonyms

draper
vslinendraper
  • Archaic
22 8.4

A shop or person who sells cloth and materials for sewing

focuses on linen and household fabrics sold mainly by the yard

Surface Forms

linendraper singular
linendrapers plural

Morphology

linendraper = linen + draper (transparent) = linen + draper

Clear compound of 'linen' + 'draper' meaning a dealer who sells linen; the components directly indicate the occupational meaning.

Etymology

The word linendraper comes from linen, a cloth made from a plant called flax, and draper, a word built on a root that means 'cloth', like the simple word drape, which means 'to hang' cloth. So a linendraper is literally a seller of linen and other household fabrics.