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Millinery

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmɪl.nɚˌi

Definitions

  1. Women's hats.
  2. A shop selling women's hats.
  3. The business and work that a milliner engages in.

Equivalents

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Examples

“The show⟳ is worth watching for Agnes van Rhijn’s withering propriety and Bertha Russell’s dresses and millinery alone.”
“They used to tell⟳ one about a kid asking his grumpy old man when they were walking to the park⟳, "What's the name⟳ of this flower, Papa?" And the old guy is peevish and he yells, "How should I know⟳? Am I in the milinery business?"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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