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单词 millinery
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Definition of millinery in English:

millinery

nounPlural millineries ˈmɪlɪnəriˈmɪləˌnɛri
mass noun
  • 1Women's hats.

    her designer millinery
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Without Milan, there would be no millinery; without Genoa, no blue jeans; without Naples, no ice-cream.
    • It is my wish that the Paris couturiers reduce the size of the ladies' hats this season, as in years past I have had many unpleasant encounters with enormous millinery.
    • Getting men to take an interest in what they look like has traditionally been considered uphill work, and in the grand scheme of the fashion industry, the status of menswear has tended to rank somewhere beneath novelty millinery.
    • This book covers basic sewing, setting up a workroom, pattern draping, millinery, boning, fabrics, shoes, armour, and many other subjects.
    • Even before they joined up, Frances was designing exclusive millinery to compliment the exquisite footwear.
    • To be fair, the stereotypes abound as much as fake flowers on expensive millinery.
    • She wears her invisible millinery lightly, though.
    • Visitors to this year's Show will find a wide range of consumer goods, fashion wear, millinery, equestrian clothing, tack, antiques, wines and confectionery on a record 311 trade stands.
    1. 1.1 The trade or business of a milliner.
      she is contemplating a new career in millinery
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nevertheless, directories do suggest that a surprisingly high number of women ran businesses, particularly in millinery and dressmaking, in inn-keeping, provisioning, grocery trades and teaching.
      • York-born Dawn has been making hats for 14 years, ever since she took millinery as a sideline while at art college in Surrey, where she studied fashion design.
      • Mrs. Hicks's persistence gained her an apprenticeship in a hairdressing establishment where she learned the arts of millinery, dressmaking, hairdressing, and wig making, among others.
 
 

Definition of millinery in US English:

millinery

nounˈmɪləˌnɛriˈmiləˌnerē
  • 1Women's hats.

    her designer millinery
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Visitors to this year's Show will find a wide range of consumer goods, fashion wear, millinery, equestrian clothing, tack, antiques, wines and confectionery on a record 311 trade stands.
    • Even before they joined up, Frances was designing exclusive millinery to compliment the exquisite footwear.
    • Without Milan, there would be no millinery; without Genoa, no blue jeans; without Naples, no ice-cream.
    • This book covers basic sewing, setting up a workroom, pattern draping, millinery, boning, fabrics, shoes, armour, and many other subjects.
    • Getting men to take an interest in what they look like has traditionally been considered uphill work, and in the grand scheme of the fashion industry, the status of menswear has tended to rank somewhere beneath novelty millinery.
    • It is my wish that the Paris couturiers reduce the size of the ladies' hats this season, as in years past I have had many unpleasant encounters with enormous millinery.
    • To be fair, the stereotypes abound as much as fake flowers on expensive millinery.
    • She wears her invisible millinery lightly, though.
    1. 1.1 The trade or business of a milliner.
      she is contemplating a new career in millinery
      Example sentencesExamples
      • York-born Dawn has been making hats for 14 years, ever since she took millinery as a sideline while at art college in Surrey, where she studied fashion design.
      • Mrs. Hicks's persistence gained her an apprenticeship in a hairdressing establishment where she learned the arts of millinery, dressmaking, hairdressing, and wig making, among others.
      • Nevertheless, directories do suggest that a surprisingly high number of women ran businesses, particularly in millinery and dressmaking, in inn-keeping, provisioning, grocery trades and teaching.
 
 
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