Millinery

Millinery is women's hats and other articles sold by a milliner, or the profession or business of designing, making, or selling hats for women.

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A milliner is one who designs, makes, or sells women's hats.

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Millinery, if taken in a more general sense, also means any accoutrements that are functionaly unnecessary, such as a garnish on a dish, or the extra cuff-buttons on a man's dress jacket.

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