milliner
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪnər/
:
modista
- She visited the milliner to have a custom hat made for her graduation ceremony.
Examples
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In the milliner's display window, opaque paper domes still protected her confections from the morning sun.
Fiction book (2002) -
I have a number of favorite milliners, all for different reasons.
Blog text (22) -
I was trying to learn to become a milliner.
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My grandfather, who started out as a milliner, had a dress shop on the main drag downtown.
Blog text (28) -
In 1860, for example, only four African-American women worked as milliners in New York City.
Academic text (2005) -
In 1860, for example, four black women labored as milliners.
Academic text (2005) -
In 1869, milliners earned $7.50 per week as compared to the $2.50 that servants earned.
Academic text (2005) -
In his analysis of the 1860 census, Carl Degler found that women dominated industries such as paper box makers, milliners, and mantilla makers.
Academic text (2005) -
The milliner designed a beautiful hat adorned with feathers for the summer wedding.
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At the boutique, the milliner showcased her latest collection of hats for the season.
Synonyms
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5.6
A person who makes and sells hats
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4.2
A person who makes and sells hats
A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothes such as dresses and hats
A person who made or sold hats long ago
Compounds
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Etymology
Milliner comes from Milan, the Italian city, because traders from there were famous for selling small, fashionable goods called 'small wares'. So a milliner became the name for someone who makes or sells women's hats.