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In British English, a haberdasher is a business or person who sells small articles for sewing, dressmaking and knitting, such as buttons, ribbons, and zippers; [1] in the United States, the term refers instead to a men's clothing store that sells suits, shirts, neckties, men's dress shoes, and other items.
haberdasher A haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, ribbons, zippers, and other notions. [11] In American English, haberdasher is another term for a men's outfitter. [12] A haberdasher's shop or the items sold therein are called haberdashery. header tape
A mercery (mercer's shop) in Brussels. Mercery (from French mercerie, meaning "habderdashery" (goods) or "haberdashery" (a shop trading in textiles and notions) initially referred to silk, linen and fustian textiles among various other piece goods imported to England in the 12th century.
The Haberdashers' Company received its first royal charter in 1448 and holds records dating back to 1371. The formal name under which it is incorporated is The Master and Four Wardens of the Fraternity of the Art or Mystery of Haberdashers in the City of London .
The words mercero and mercier, still used in Spanish and French respectively, have meanings similar to haberdasher, although the medieval mercers would not have recognised any relationship to that trade which was covered by the separate Worshipful Company of Haberdashers.
In sewing and haberdashery, notions are small objects or accessories, including items that are sewn or otherwise attached to a finished article, such as buttons, snaps, and collar stays. Notions also include the small tools used in sewing, such as needles, thread, pins, marking pens, elastic, and seam rippers.
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Harry S. Truman, haberdasher before he became a Senator, Vice President and President of the United States; H. G. Wells and his fictional characters Kipps and Mr Polly were draper's assistants; Edward Whalley, regicide, cousin of Oliver Cromwell; George Williams, founder of the YMCA [1] John Woodward, geologist and physician to King Charles II