/ ˈmɪlɪnə(r); NAmE / noun
a person whose job is making and/or selling women's hats
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally in the sense native of Milan , in NW Italy, later a vendor of fancy goods from Milan ): from Milan + -er .
/ ˈmɪlɪnə(r); NAmE / noun
a person whose job is making and/or selling women's hats
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally in the sense native of Milan , in NW Italy, later a vendor of fancy goods from Milan ): from Milan + -er .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005