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Though traditionally the evening’s inaugural ball was the place for making a grand entrance, Kennedy’s most notable choice of the day was her pillbox hat: a modern, elegant silhouette in an arresting powder blue by then-emerging milliner Halston.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
His exposure to the world of fashion began during his early years; his father worked as a linen draper, while his mother was a milliner.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
In 1955, an editor hired him to shoot hats by the renowned French milliner Claude Saint-Cyr.
—airmail.news, 7 Sep. 2024
The student, who studies milliner and enjoys a technique called straw plaiting when crafting hats, thanked His Majesty and Chanel for their contributions.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
irregular from Milan, Italy; from the importation of women's finery from Italy in the 16th century
First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined above
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“Milliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milliner. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
milliner
noun
mil·li·ner
ˈmil-ə-nər
: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
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