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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MIC-MOL |
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MILLINER , originally a dealer in goods from the city of Milan in Italy
work
cutlery , needles, also arms and armour
Milan bonnets." The " milliners " of London, though never formed into a Livery Company seem to have been associated with the " Cappers and Hurers," which later were amalgamated with the " Haber-dashers " (q.v.). Minsheu's derivation of the word from milk, thousand (" as having a thousand small wares to sell "), though a typical instance of guessing etymologies, shows the miscellaneous character of their trade
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