milliner

noun

mil·​li·​ner ˈmi-lə-nər How to pronounce milliner (audio)
: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats

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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 As McNary kissed White, a milliner who runs the designer hat brand, Mill & Habs, and turned her hat towards the camera, sonogram images could be seen tucked into the brim of the hat. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 That extraordinary achievement belongs to milliner Stephen Jones, whose 44-year career is the subject of a new exhibition at Palais Galliera, the French capital’s fashion museum. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024 On the busiest production days, Tazewell commanded a workshop of over a hundred, among them couture-level tailors and dressmakers, weavers and embroiders, hand-felters, knitters, milliners, shoemakers, armorers, and jewelry-makers, along with specialists in 3D-printing and laser manipulation. Marley Marius, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for milliner 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of milliner was in 1530

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“Milliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milliner. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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milliner

noun
mil·​li·​ner ˈmil-ə-nər How to pronounce milliner (audio)
: a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats

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