mil|li|ner

mil|li|ner
mil|li|ner «MIHL uh nuhr», noun.
1. a person who makes, trims, or sells women's hats.
2. Obsolete. a dealer in fancy wares and articles of apparel, especially those originally of Milan manufacture.
[earlier myllener, variant of Milaner, a dealer in goods from Milan, Italy, famous for its straw work]

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  • mil·li·ner — /ˈmılənɚ/ noun, pl ners [count] : a person who designs, makes, or sells women s hats …   Useful english dictionary

  • ner — ad·re·ner·gic; af·ri·ka·ner; af·ri·ka·ner·dom; al·mo·ner; asy·ner·gia; ban·ner·less; ban·ner·man; be·gin·ner; bi·ge·ner; bik·a·ner; bis·cay·ner; bran·ner; bran·ner·ite; breun·ner·ite; brück·ner; büch·ner; by·wo·ner; can·ner; car·a·bi·ner;… …   English syllables

  • mil — al·che·mil·la; ar·mil; ar·mil·la; ar·mil·lar·ia; ar·mil·lary; au·mil; au·mil·dar; bis·mil·lah; bog·o·mil; bog·o·mil·ism; brown·mil·ler·ite; fa·mil·ia; fa·mil·ial; fa·mil·iar·ism; fa·mil·iar·i·ty; fa·mil·iar·iza·tion; fa·mil·iar·ize;… …   English syllables

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  • millenary — /mil euh ner ee/, adj., n., pl. millenaries. adj. 1. consisting of or pertaining to a thousand, esp. a thousand years. 2. pertaining to the millennium. n. 3. an aggregate of a thousand. 4. millennium. 5. millenarian. [1540 50; < LL millenarius… …   Universalium

  • millinery — /mil euh ner ee, neuh ree/, n. 1. women s hats and other articles made or sold by milliners. 2. the business or trade of a milliner. [1670 80; MILLINER + Y3] * * * …   Universalium

  • milliner — mil|li|ner [ˈmılınə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Milan city in Italy from which women s clothing was bought in the 16th century] someone who makes and sells women s hats …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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