dry goods
plural noun
1
: grocery items (such as tobacco, sugar, flour, and coffee) that do not contain liquid
2
: textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and notions as distinguished especially from hardware and groceries
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Utopia Kitchen Airtight Storage Containers For keeping dry goods, baking ingredients, and other pantry essentials organized, grab this set of storage containers from Utopia Kitchen.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
Each town was equipped with livery stables, blacksmiths, grocers, banks, dry goods, and shops to house shoemakers, broom makers, harness makers and so on.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
El Mercado Fresco has seven stores across the metro, serving Mexican and Hispanic dry goods, deli products, bakery items and more.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
The ability of some vacuum sealers to work with mason jars and canisters also means that things like sauces, jams, and dry goods can be locked away in airtight conditions too.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
Each town was equipped with livery stables, blacksmiths, grocers, banks, dry goods, and shops to house shoemakers, broom makers, harness makers and so on.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
El Mercado Fresco has seven stores across the metro, serving Mexican and Hispanic dry goods, deli products, bakery items and more.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
The ability of some vacuum sealers to work with mason jars and canisters also means that things like sauces, jams, and dry goods can be locked away in airtight conditions too.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Dry goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20goods. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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dry goods
plural noun
: cloth goods (as fabrics, lace, and ribbon)
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