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View synonyms for dry goods
dry goods
plural noun
- textile fabrics and related merchandise, as distinguished from groceries, hardware, etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dry goods1
First recorded in 1695–1705
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Example Sentences
Without any hesitation Henry paid a visit to the dry-goods store, and came home with a pair of new brown stockings for Benny.
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There was a dry-goods clerk, who wore flaring ties, and who played the role of a "masher" upon the avenue every evening.
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A long train of wagons were loaded with dry-goods for the markets of Northern Mexico.
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He decided to open a dry-goods store in the city, but was unwilling to conduct business in the ordinary way of the country.
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We appear to have fallen in with a party of dry-goods drummers.
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