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Webster 1913 Edition
Milliner
Mil′li-ner
,Noun.
[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. Shakespeare
2.
A person who designs, makes, trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women.
Webster 1828 Edition
Milliner
MIL'LINER
,Noun.