Definition of Miliner
Mil"li*ner (?), n. [From Milaner
an inhabitant of Milan, in Italy; hence, a man from
Milan who imported women's finery.]
1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in
small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the
fancy of women. [Obs.]
No milliner can so fit his customers with
gloves. Shak.
2. A person, usually a woman, who makes,
trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for
women.
Man milliner, a man who makes or deals in
millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling
occupations or embellishments.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Someone who is involved in either the manufacture, design, or sale of hats for women.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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