noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A shop selling such goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a store where men's clothes are sold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clothing store, haberdashery store, mens store
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shop, store
Narrower terms: slopshop, slopseller's shop
5
noun
Meaning 5
the drygoods sold by a haberdasher
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: men's furnishings
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drygoods, soft goods
History
Etymology
From haberdasher + -y (nominalizer).
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
галантерия
(galanterija)
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Bulgarian:
кинкалерия
(kinkalerija)
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Catalan:
merceria
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Chinese Mandarin:
服飾品 /服饰品
(fúshìpǐn)
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Czech:
galanterie
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Dutch:
fournituren
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Finnish:
ompelutarvikkeet
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
French:
mercerie
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Galician:
quincalla
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Galician:
quincallada
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
German:
Kurzwaren
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Hungarian:
rövidáru
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Irish:
mionéadach
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Irish:
mionearraí
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Japanese:
服飾品
(fukushokuhin)
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Macedonian:
галантерија
(galanterija)
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Norman:
mèrchéthie
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Norwegian Bokmål:
kortevare
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Persian:
لوازم خرازی
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Polish:
pasmanteria
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Portuguese:
retrosaria
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Romanian:
mercerie
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Russian:
галантере́я
(galanteréja)
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Ukrainian:
галантере́я
(halanteréja)
— ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop
Bulgarian:
галантерия
(galanterija)
— a shop selling such goods
Bulgarian:
кинкалерия
(kinkalerija)
— a shop selling such goods
Catalan:
merceria
— a shop selling such goods
Chinese Mandarin:
服飾品店 /服饰品店
(fúshìpǐndiàn)
— a shop selling such goods
Czech:
galantérie
— a shop selling such goods
Dutch:
fourniturenwinkel
— a shop selling such goods
Finnish:
ompelutarvikeliike
— a shop selling such goods
French:
mercerie
— a shop selling such goods
Galician:
quincalleiría
— a shop selling such goods
German:
Kurzwarengeschäft
— a shop selling such goods
German:
Kurzwarenladen
— a shop selling such goods
Hungarian:
rövidáru-kereskedés
— a shop selling such goods
Hungarian:
rövidáruüzlet
— a shop selling such goods
Japanese:
服飾品店
(fukushokuhinten)
— a shop selling such goods
Norman:
mèrchéthie
— a shop selling such goods
Norwegian Bokmål:
kortevareforretning
— a shop selling such goods
Persian:
خرازی
— a shop selling such goods
Polish:
pasmanteria
— a shop selling such goods
Portuguese:
retrosaria
— a shop selling such goods
Portuguese:
armarinho
— a shop selling such goods
Romanian:
mercerie
— a shop selling such goods
Russian:
галантере́я
(galanteréja)
— a shop selling such goods
Russian:
галантере́йный магази́н
(galanteréjnyj magazín)
— a shop selling such goods
Spanish:
mercería
— a shop selling such goods
Swedish:
sybehörsaffär
— a shop selling such goods
Hungarian:
férfidivatáru
— shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats
Hungarian:
férfidivatáru-üzlet
— shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats
Hungarian:
férfidivatáru-kereskedés
— shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats
Polish:
galanteria
— shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats
