millinery — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Women's hats.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   The show is worth watching for Agnes van Rhijn’s withering propriety and Bertha Russell’s dresses and millinery alone.

2. A shop selling women's hats.

   Usage

   • Countable

3. The business and work that a milliner engages in.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   They used to tell one about a kid asking his grumpy old man when they were walking to the park, "What's the name of this flower, Papa?" And the old guy is peevish and he yells, "How should I know? Am I in the milinery business?"

Noun

1. shop selling women's hats

   Synonyms

   hat shop

   Broader terms

   shopstore

2. hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner

   Synonyms

   woman's hat

   Broader terms

   hatchapeaulid