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notions counter

notions counter

6.9
A part of a store where staff sell small sewing items like buttons and thread
  • noun
  • /ˈnoʊʃənz ˈkaʊntər/
  • US
translation icon : mostrador de artículos de costura
  • The notions counter was neatly stocked with colorful spools of thread and pins.

Examples

  • The notions counter had a wide variety of buttons.

  • Many customers visit the notions counter for last-minute sewing supplies.

  • She stopped by the notions counter to pick up some buttons for her new dress.

  • Can you find the notions counter in this store?

  • You can find a variety of buttons and threads at the notions counter in the fabric store.

  • At the notions counter, she picked up some pins and a spool of thread for her sewing project.

  • The craft shop has a dedicated notions counter that sells everything from scissors to fabric glue.

Synonyms

counter
vsnotions counter
370 1.0

A long flat surface in a shop where people serve or sell items

is a specific store section selling small sewing supplies like buttons and thread

Surface Forms

notions counter singular
notions counters plural

Morphology

notion + counter

The phrase is a straightforward noun–noun compound meaning a counter where 'notions' (sewing accessories) are sold; if a learner knows 'notion' in the sewing-supplies sense and 'counter' as a serving desk, the overall meaning is directly derivable. This compositional pattern (a counter for X) is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compounding, so it is immediately understandable.

Etymology

Notions counter comes from a simple shop picture: notions were 'small sewing items' like buttons and thread, and a counter was the shop table where they were sold, so a notions counter is the place in a store for those little sewing supplies.