milliner
To manufacture; also, to supply with women's apparel, specifically hatsTo manufacture (women's apparel, specifically hats); also, to supply (someone) with women's apparel, specifically hats.
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, transitive)To manufacture (women's apparel, specifically hats); also, to supply (someone) with women's apparel, specifically hats.
(archaic, figuratively, transitive)To adorn or decorate (something).
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The noun is a variant of Milaner (“(obsolete) inhabitant or native of Milan”) (referring tThe noun is a variant of Milaner (“(obsolete) inhabitant or native of Milan”) (referring to the importation and sale of women’s apparel, etc., made in Milan: see noun sense 1), from Late Middle English Milener, Miloner (“native of Milan”), from Milan + -er(e) (suffix denoting an inhabitant or resident).
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Forms
milliners, millinering, millinered, millinered| Base form | milliner · to milliner |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | milliners |
| Present participle | millinering |
| Past simple | millinered |
| Past participle | millinered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle