man+milliner

  • 1Man milliner — Milliner Mil li*ner, n. [From Milaner an inhabitant of Milan, in Italy; hence, a man from Milan who imported women s finery.] [1913 Webster] 1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as… …

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  • 2man-milliner — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural man milliners or men milliners) : a man who makes or sells millinery …

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  • 3Milliner — Mil li*ner, n. [From Milaner an inhabitant of Milan, in Italy; hence, a man from Milan who imported women s finery.] [1913 Webster] 1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the …

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  • 4dandy — n. 1. Beau, fox, coxcomb, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, jack a dandy, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow, cicisbeo. 2. Sloop rigged vessel. 3. Boatman, waterman (on the Ganges). 4. Dandy roller (in paper machine) …

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  • 5fop — n. Coxcomb, dandy, exquisite, beau, jackanapes, jack a dandy, macaroni, popinjay, swell, man milliner, man of dress, vain fellow …

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  • 6jack-a-dandy — n. Beau, fop, coxcomb, dandy, dandiprat, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow …

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  • 7macaroni — n. 1. Italian paste, Genoese paste. 2. Medley, extravaganza. 3. Droll, fool, jester, merry andrew, scaramouch. 4. Beau, exquisite, fop, popinjay, dandy, cox comb, jackanapes, jack a dandy, man milliner, man of dress, vain fellow …

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  • 8popinjay — n. Fop, coxcomb, dandy, exquisite, beau, macaroni, jackanapes, jack a dandy, man milliner, man of dress; vain, showy fellow, petitmaître …

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  • 9exquisite — I. a. 1. Nice, exact, accurate, discriminating, delicate, refined. 2. Select, choice, excellent, rare, valuable, precious. 3. Consummate, complete, perfect, matchless. 4. Acute, intense, poignant, keen. II. n. Dandy, fop, coxcomb, beau, popinjay …

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  • 10swell — I. v. n. 1. Dilate, expand, tumefy, distend, fill out, intumesce, grow larger or bigger (by expansion). 2. Increase (by outward addition), augment, enlarge. 3. Rise (as waves), heave, surge. 4. Belly, be inflated. 5. Strut, look big, put on airs …

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