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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmercerie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mɛʁ.sə.ʁi/
"Elle a acheté du fil à la mercerie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher, such as buttons, ribbons, zippers, and thread.
"She visited the local shop to find matching buttons and other haberdashery for her handmade coat." - 2
A retail shop dealing in small items of clothing and sewing equipment.
"The historic haberdashery on the corner has been supplying tailors with notions for over a century."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English haberdasher, referring to a dealer in small wares, likely originating from Anglo-French haperdas, of uncertain ultimate origin possibly related to Old Norse. By the 16th century, the suffix -y was added to denote the shop or the goods sold by such a merchant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Haberdashery" is said worldwide
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mercerie
Transliteration: /mɛʁ.sə.ʁi/
"Elle a acheté du fil à la mercerie."
Kurzwaren
Transliteration: /ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvaːʁən/
"Sie kaufte Knöpfe in der Kurzwarenhandlung."
mereria
Transliteration: /me.reˈri.a/
"Ho comprato dei nastri nella vecchia mereria."
mercería
Transliteration: /meɾ.seˈɾi.a/
"Necesito comprar hilo y agujas en la mercería."
returaria
Transliteration: /ʁe.tu.ɾaˈɾi.a/
"Ela comprou botões na returaria da esquina."
दरजी का सामान
Transliteration: darjee ka saamaan
"उसने सिलाई की दुकान से धागा खरीदा।"
小百货
Transliteration: xiǎo bǎi huò
"她在针线铺买了一些纽扣。"
양장 소품점
Transliteration: yangjang sopumjeom
"그녀는 수선 가게에서 단추를 샀습니다."
洋裁小物店
Transliteration: yūsai komono-ten
"彼女は手芸店でボタンを買いました。"
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