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millinery

[mil-uh-ner-ee, -nuh-ree] Origin

mil·li·ner·y

[mil-uh-ner-ee, -nuh-ree]
noun
1.
women's hats and other articles made or sold by milliners.
2.
the business or trade of a milliner.

Origin:
1670–80; milliner + -y3
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Millinery is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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millinery (ˈmɪlɪnərɪ, -ɪnrɪ)
 
n
1.  hats, trimmings, etc, sold by a milliner
2.  the business or shop of a milliner

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millinery
c.1680, see milliner.
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