draper's
Textile seller's shop
A draper's is a British term for a shop selling fabric, cloth, and sewing materials—short for "draper's shop." The word is old-fashioned now that such specialized retailers have largely disappeared: My grandmother bought all her dress material at the draper's.
The possessive form follows the British pattern of naming shops by their proprietor's trade.
Flat service surface
- measureUnit of quantity
- shearsHeavy-duty cutting blades
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- yardLinear measure or grounds
fitting · display · window · establishment · premises · frontage · awning · signage
Professional mutual-aid society
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- tradesmanSkilled manual worker
- merchantOne who sells wares
- VictorianOf a prim era
Dickensian · shopkeeper · bourgeois · livery · craftsman · artisan · journeyman · master
counter
Flat service surface
yard · fitting · display · window · establishment · premises · frontage · awning · signage · storefront
guild
Professional mutual-aid society
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- tradesmanSkilled manual worker
- merchantOne who sells wares
Victorian · Dickensian · shopkeeper · bourgeois · livery · craftsman · artisan · journeyman · master · establishment
cloth
Woven or knit material
yardage · bolt · haberdashery · mercer · drygoods · calico · muslin · silk · velvet · damask
draper'stailor's
Possessive of garment adjuster
dressmaker's · ironmonger's · hardware store · seamstress's · butcher's
- Don Draper
- heavy draperyThick fabric window covering
- drapery hardware