01 n. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread.
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A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread.[Obs.]
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A dealer in items of men's clothing, such as hats, gloves, neckties, etc.“The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats.” — Gascoigne.
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A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as laces, silks, trimmings, etc.